Free Download Johan den Hertog, "Caught in the Middle: Neutrals, Neutrality and the First World War "
English | ISBN: 9052603707 | 2011 | 176 pages | PDF | 1265 KB
During the First World War, belligerents infringed on the rights and duties of neutrals, as these had been codified in international agreements. Both the Allies and the Central Powers pressured the neutrals to modify their policies to favour them over their adversaries. During the four-and-a-half years the war lasted, this pressure mounted until the neutrals were left with very little room to manoeuvre.