Lord Francis Barty, Frank Barty, as his friends called him, is an outstanding diplomat, the British ambassador to France in 1914-1918, faithfully served his country and did it masterly, perfecting the art of diplomacy. The diaries that he kept throughout his service in France during the difficult years of World War I are the most valuable document revealing the true motives of British politics in Europe, the Middle East, Palestine, the Balkans and other regions. Always based on common sense and understanding of the essence of what is happening, Barty reveals the secrets of diplomatic cuisine, where cold calculation reigns in achieving far from always specious goals.