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The Netherlands in World War One
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Wolf, Susanne - The Netherlands in World War One
Keywords: belligerent powers | Germany | Great Britain | Netherlands | sports | World War One
Abstract: Despite the declaration of neutrality issued at the start of the war there was never any serious prospect of the Netherlands remaining unaffected by the outbreak of World War One. The Dutch cabinet succeeded in maintaining the neutral position they had adopted and remained outside of the actual fighting then the geographical position of the Netherlan…
Preliminary Material
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Wolf, Susanne - Preliminary Material
Keywords: guarded neutrality | Diplomacy | Netherlands | First World War
Abstract: This first chapter presents a table of contents that present in the book,
Guarded Neutrality. The book is about diplomacy and internment in the Netherlands during the First World War.
Guarded Neutrality Susanne Wolf, (2013)
Publication Editor: Brill, The Netherlands, 2013
e-ISBN: 9789004249066
DOI: 10.1163/9789004249066_001 © 2013 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands Wolf, Susanne
The Middle Years of the War; Consolidation
(14,316 words)
Wolf, Susanne - The Middle Years of the War; Consolidation
Keywords: consolidation | general snijders | Harderwijk | internees | Netherlands | neutral responsibilities | Oldebroek | Zeist
Abstract: With the completion of the infrastructure of the new camps at Zeist, Harderwijk, Oldebroek and a lot of ingenuity elsewhere, the Dutch government had gone a long way towards fulfilling its obligations with regards to the internees. A direct result of the strikes in the coalmines was a parliamentary discussion…
Further Reading
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Wolf, Susanne - Further Reading
Keywords: Dutch | First World War | Netherlands
Abstract: The Dutch attitude to the First World War is very different to that of its near neighbours. In Belgium, Germany, France and Great Britain the First World War was, and is still, considered to be a major event. Studies of the Netherlands during World War One by Dutch scholars are not only few and far between, but until recently have also suffered from a lack of breadth. Interest has centred primar…
1917: Deserters, Politics and Religion
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Wolf, Susanne - 1917: Deserters, Politics and Religion
Keywords: Belgium | churches | Dutch government | Dutch neutrality | German deserters | Netherlands
Abstract: It is clear from the differing concerns of the Dutch government in 1917 compared to 1914, that the attitude and requirements of the internees has now changed. The issues being dealt with are no longer the basics, food, shelter and clothing; but more complicated matters that have greater potential to compromise Dutch neutrality.The numbe…
Index
(994 words)
Wolf, Susanne - Index
Keywords: Guarded Neutrality | military internment | Netherlands | First World War
Abstract: This index is a list of terms, names and concepts that occur in this book
Guarded Neutrality. The book is about diplomacy and internment in the Netherlands during the First World War. The list is in the alphabetical order.
Guarded Neutrality Susanne Wolf, (2013)
Publication Editor: Brill, The Netherlands, 2013
e-ISBN: 9789004249066
DOI: 10.1163/9789004249066_016 © 2013 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands Wolf, Susanne
Internment in a Neutral Country: The Arrival of the Prisoners of War
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Wolf, Susanne - Internment in a Neutral Country: The Arrival of the Prisoners of War
Keywords: Dutch | Germany | Great Britain | Hague treaty | internment | Netherlands | neutral country | prisoners of war (POW)
Abstract: The treaty concluded between Germany and Great Britain allowed for the transfer of long-term and seriously ill Prisoners of war (POWs) from captivity into internment in the Netherlands. The idea of a neutral country volunteering to take on responsibility for sick and wounded soldiers from belli…
Foreign Representatives in the Netherlands 1914–1918
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Wolf, Susanne - Foreign Representatives in the Netherlands 1914–1918
Keywords: foreign representatives | Netherlands | Germany | Great Britain | Belgium | France
Abstract: This chapter contains Appendix Two of this book on diplomacy and internment in the Netherlands during the First World War</i>. It presents a list of foreign representatives in the Netherlands 1914-1918. This list includes the names of representatives of Germany, Great Britain, Belgium and France.
Guarded Neutrality Susanne Wolf, (2013)
Publication Editor: Brill, The Netherlands, 2013
e-ISBN: 9789004249066
D…
Administering Military Internment: The Camps
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Wolf, Susanne - Administering Military Internment: The Camps
Keywords: belgian | british internees | Camps | General Snijders | Military Internment | Netherlands
Abstract: General Snijders was charged by the Minister of War with the day to day running of the camps. A selection of retired officers were brought back on to the active list and installed as the commandants of the newly formed internment camps. The first residents of the new camp were the Belgian internees transferred from the old intern…
Introduction
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Wolf, Susanne - Introduction
Keywords: Europe | fiscal clout | Hague Conventions | Netherlands | politically savvy nation | Snijders
Abstract: This introductory chapter talks about the two eventful decades, of the twentieth century, for the countries of Europe, indeed for most of the countries of the world. The Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907 established the Netherlands, in Dutch eyes at least, as an unallied but politically savvy nation whose contribution to world affairs would no longer …
List of Internment Camps
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Wolf, Susanne - List of Internment Camps
Keywords: Guarded Neutrality | internment camps | Netherlands | First World War
Abstract: This chapter contains Appendix Three of the book <i>Guarded Neutrality/i>. This book is about diplomacy and internment in the Netherlands during the First World War The appendix presents a list of Belgian, British, and German internment camps as well as the Special Camps.
Guarded Neutrality Susanne Wolf, (2013)
Publication Editor: Brill, The Netherlands, 2013
e-ISBN: 9789004249066
DOI: 10.1163/9789004249066_013 © 2013 Koninklijke Brill N…
Bibliography
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Wolf, Susanne - Bibliography
Keywords: Guarded Neutrality | Netherlands | First World War
Abstract: This bibliography of this book
Guarded Neutrality contains a list of Archives from primary sources: books, articles, periodicals and newspapers sourced for this book on diplomacy and internment in the Netherlands during the First World War. The section on Printed Secondary Sources contains a list of books, articles, and periodicals. Finally the chapter presents the dissertations of the book.
Guarded Neutrality Susanne Wolf, (2013)
Publication Editor: Brill, The Netherlands, …