Zaharoff the Armaments King

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THE DIFFICULTIES OF A BIOGRAPHER. I. ON THE TRACK OF A YOUNG MAN FROM THE EAST. A Piece of Universal History--A Piece of Family History--The Child is Father of the Man--The Case of Haim Sahar of Wilkomir--Sir Basil Casanova--The Detective at Work--The First Conquest of Athens. II. DEAD MEN OVERTURE. The Duel with Mr. Maxim--A Stay in Russia--Cherchez la femme--Clouds over South America --In the Prime of Life--a portrait--Maxims for Budding Armament Kings--The Duel with a Gentleman from Le Creusot--The Noise of Battle--In the Paris Press--Spring Interlude, 1914. III. ALMOST A MYTHOLOGICAL FIGURE. Chance and mischance--The Second Conquest of Athens--Merely Fiction. IV. THE VOICE BEHIND THE THRONE. A Little Study in Human Nature--The Invasion of France--Blood versus Oil--Unknown Motives --The Private War of a Millionaire--Retreat. V. NATIONS AS PAWNS. Divide et impera--And Germany?--One Fatherland less--The milliard-pound Peace. VI. THE PRIVATE LIFE OF AN OLD GENTLEMAN. A Principality for a Woman--Lies about Zaharoff --The end of Zaharoff. SOURCES. INDEX.