WithBritainbylate1916facingtheprospectofaneconomiccrisisandincreasinglydependentontheUS,rivalfactionsinAsquith’sgovernmentbattledoverwhetherornottoseekanegotiatedendtotheFirstWorldWar.Inthisrivetingnewaccount,DanielLarsentellsthefullstoryforthefirsttimeofhowAsquithandhissupporterssecretlysoughttoendthewar.HeshowshowtheysupportedPresidentWoodrowWilson’seffortstoconveneapeaceconferenceandhowBritishintelligence,clandestinelybreakingAmericancodes,aimedtosabotagethesepeaceeffortsandaidedAsquith’srivals.WithBritainreadinganddecryptingallUSdiplomatictelegramsbetweenEuropeandWashington,thesedecryptswereusedinabattlebetweentheTreasury,whichwasterrifiedofloomingfinancialcatastrophe,andLloydGeorgeandthegenerals.Thisbook’sfindingstransformourunderstandingofBritishstrategyandinternationaldiplomacyduringthewar.
