Europe during the First World War. The diaries of the ambassador of Great Britain in France. 1914-1918

Lord Francis Barty, Frank Barty, as his friends called, is an outstanding diplomat, British Ambassador to France in 1914-1918, faithfully served his country and did it masterfully, bringing to perfection the art of diplomacy. The diaries that he conducted throughout his service in France in the difficult years of the First World War is the most valuable document that reveals the true motives of the British policy in Europe, in the Middle East, Palestine, Balkans and other regions. Always based on common sense and understanding of the essence of what is happening, Barty reveals the secrets of diplomatic cuisine, where a cold calculation reigns in achieving far from always plausible goals