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  • 6 - Context

  • from Part II - Integrating Italy into the Triple Entente (Spring 1915–Summer 1917)
  • Stefano Marcuzzi, University College Dublin
  • Book:
    Britain and Italy in the Era of the Great War
    Published online:
    08 December 2020
    Print publication:
    10 December 2020, pp 75-77

  • Summary

    Implementing treaties and policy papers, particularly when they are the result of a precarious compromise between multiple international players, is notoriously troublesome in the functioning of coalitions. A coalition grand strategy is shaped by usually conflicting national war aims, which are the products of distinct domestic considerations and strategic views. That is why general agreements are often followed by implementation documents providing an operational framework. These, however, are rarely flexible enough to survive contact with the enemy, as well as unpredictable situational changes. The implementation of the London Treaty is a clear example.