Excerpt from England: Its Political Organization and Development and the War Against Germany IN offering this book to an English speaking public we feel assured that its contents will prove of value to the open-minded reader who desires an all round knowledge of the absorbing topic of the day, the great war and the causes that led up to it. The author is a highly distinguished historian who, in undertaking this work, departs from his previous and chosen field of ancient history to discuss his present subject with engaging frankness. Concisely and clearly he places before the reader the part that England has played in history, especially in regard to the relations that the English have borne to the other nations of the world. The ripe judgment and keen insight of the thorough student of history and of world politics gives the book the claim to be the most reasonable, accurate and far seeing work that has as yet been offered to the public with regard to the development and character of the English people, as viewed from the German standpoint. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.