Getting our way : 500 years of adventure and intrigue, the inside story of British diplomacy /
We have no eternal allies and we have no perpetual enemies. Our interests are eternal and perpetual, and those interests it is our duty to follow' -Lord Palmerston, 1848 This is a highly informed insider's account of some of the 'honest men' as they sought, by fair means or foul,...
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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| Sumario: | We have no eternal allies and we have no perpetual enemies. Our interests are eternal and perpetual, and those interests it is our duty to follow' -Lord Palmerston, 1848 This is a highly informed insider's account of some of the 'honest men' as they sought, by fair means or foul, to get Britain its way in the world.
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| Descripción Física: | 292 p., [16] p. of plates : illustrations, photograph (s) ; 20 cm. |
| ISBN: | 97802978858751 |