Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- List of abbreviations
- 1 The making of a diplomat, 1863–1903
- 2 Crete: consulship and civil war, 1903–1906
- 3 Washington: Imperial affairs and arbitration, 1906–1908
- 4 Budapest and Berne: prelude to the Great War, 1908–1913
- 5 Stockholm: war and diplomacy in neutral northern Europe, 1913–1916
- 6 Stockholm: diplomacy and war in neutral northern Europe, 1916–1918
- 7 Paris: Poland, the Baltic States, and the Treaty of Versailles, 1918–1919
- 8 Madrid: Anglo-Spanish relations, 1919–1924
- 9 Washington redux: rebuilding good relations, 1924–1927
- 10 Washington redux: meeting the American challenge, 1927-1930
- Epilogue and conclusion ‘A great ambassador’
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
6 - Stockholm: diplomacy and war in neutral northern Europe, 1916–1918
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 October 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- List of abbreviations
- 1 The making of a diplomat, 1863–1903
- 2 Crete: consulship and civil war, 1903–1906
- 3 Washington: Imperial affairs and arbitration, 1906–1908
- 4 Budapest and Berne: prelude to the Great War, 1908–1913
- 5 Stockholm: war and diplomacy in neutral northern Europe, 1913–1916
- 6 Stockholm: diplomacy and war in neutral northern Europe, 1916–1918
- 7 Paris: Poland, the Baltic States, and the Treaty of Versailles, 1918–1919
- 8 Madrid: Anglo-Spanish relations, 1919–1924
- 9 Washington redux: rebuilding good relations, 1924–1927
- 10 Washington redux: meeting the American challenge, 1927-1930
- Epilogue and conclusion ‘A great ambassador’
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
The position as far as Sweden is concerned is now very much altered. We have not got to bother about Russia, for the present at any rate, & although Swedish iron & steel & some chemicals are still of great importance to the Allies, yet I presume that we could if necessary do without them.
Howard, December 1917As Howard moved to protect his diplomacy from being deflected by Consett in the latter half of 1916, a series of military and political events conspired to change the focus of Howard's work at Stockholm for the rest of the war. On 1 July 1916, to relieve pressure on their French allies who faced a massive German attack at Verdun, the British launched an offensive on the Somme. Lasting until October, this battle cost the British over 400,000 dead and many more wounded for little apparent military or strategic gain. The Somme had a political impact on Britain that altered the country's policy-making apparatus at the highest level for the rest of the war and into the post-war period. First, a range of British politicians and generals felt that the British war effort was flagging through Asquith's inability to lead his coalition government effectively – this Liberal–Unionist coalition had been formed in May 1915 following the failure of the Dardanelles campaign.
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- Esme HowardA Diplomatic Biography, pp. 164 - 196Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1989