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 won a great victory if we could call ourselves the ally of a Government which has such an army at its disposal!"[39]

A few days later the Ottoman Empire was admitted to the Triple Alliance—with the consent of Austria, but without even the knowledge of Italy. The die was cast for Turkey's participation in the War of the Nations![40]

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