Contents

  Preface

  1. A Telegram Waylaid

  2. The Clever Kaiser and the Yellow Peril

  3. “Seize the Customs House at Once!

  4. The Third Partner—Japan

  5. “Von Rintelen Came Here, Backed by Millions …”

  6. Viva Villa!—Made in Germany

  7. “Our Friend Zimmermann

  8. The Trap

  9. The Telegram Is Sent

10. “The Most Dramatic Moment in All My Life

11. The Telegram in Washington

12. Obliged to Believe It

Author’s Note

Code Text of the Telegram

Notes

Sources

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