TY - GEN N2 - By the winter of 1916/17, World War I had reached a deadlock. While the Allies commanded greater resources and fielded more soldiers than the Central Powers, German armies had penetrated deep into Russia and France, and tenaciously held on to their conquered empire. Hoping to break the stalemate on the western front, the exhausted Allies sought to bring the neutral United States into the conflict. A golden opportunity to force American intervention seemed at hand when British naval intelligence intercepted a secret telegram detailing a German alliance offer to Mexico ... AB - By the winter of 1916/17, World War I had reached a deadlock. While the Allies commanded greater resources and fielded more soldiers than the Central Powers, German armies had penetrated deep into Russia and France, and tenaciously held on to their conquered empire. Hoping to break the stalemate on the western front, the exhausted Allies sought to bring the neutral United States into the conflict. A golden opportunity to force American intervention seemed at hand when British naval intelligence intercepted a secret telegram detailing a German alliance offer to Mexico ... T1 - The Zimmermann telegramintelligence, diplomacy, and America's entry into World War I / DA - 2012. CY - Annapolis, MD : AU - Boghardt, Thomas. CN - ProQuest Ebook Central CN - D619.3 PB - Naval Institute Press, PP - Annapolis, MD : PY - 2012. ID - 711169 KW - World War, 1914-1918 KW - World War, 1914-1918 SN - 9781612511474 TI - The Zimmermann telegramintelligence, diplomacy, and America's entry into World War I / LK - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/usiricelib-ebooks/detail.action?docID=895719 UR - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/usiricelib-ebooks/detail.action?docID=895719 ER -