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Referenced when discussing how the Germans were unprepared for the meeting with the Austrian ambassador, noting that 'nobody has briefed the Kaiser before the ambassador comes.' Later referenced again when discussing blame for WWI.

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Tom mentions re-reading this book in preparation for the podcast series. Referenced multiple times throughout the episode, including Clark's observation that the Austrians never discussed what would happen if the Russians attacked them, and his line comparing the Austrians to 'hedgehogs scurrying across a highway with their eyes averted from the onrushing traffic.'