The aftermath of the 1907 crash drove the hegemonic power of the time – Great Britain – to reflect on how it could use its financial clout to enhance its overall strategic capacity. That is the conclusion of an important recent book, Nicholas Lambert’s study of British economic planning and the First World War, entitled Planning Armageddon.
1907年股灾后，当时的霸主英国开始反思如何利用金融影响提升其整体战略优势。这是尼古拉斯·兰伯特最近一部研究一战及英国经济规划的重要著作《规划大决战》的结论内容。兰伯特展示了在一场宏伟的战略赌局中，英国如何把其军事——尤其是海军优势与全球金融领导力相结合。