intelligence, diplomacy, and America's entry into World War I /
Thomas Boghardt
xiii, 319 pages :
illustrations ;
24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
The Zimmermann telegram in history -- Arthur Zimmermann -- The Mexican imbroglio -- The German quest for Japan -- Drafting the telegram -- "Blinker" Hall -- Interception and decryption -- A special relationship -- The smoking gun -- Congress debates the telegram -- The American public -- War -- Fallout in Berlin -- Scapegoat -- Aftermath in Mexico -- A German reckoning -- Hall's intelligence legacy