They analogy between the extinguishing of lamps and the end of peace in 1914 is well-known. It was made by Sir Edward Grey, the Foreign Secretary at the time. He is the subject of a fine new biography. Alistair Lexden’s review of the book is attached. Statesman of Europe: A Life of Sir Edward Grey By T. G. Otte Allen Lane, £35 Sir Edward Grey (1862-1933) was Foreign Secretary from December 1905 to...