The Illusion Of Victory: America In World War IBasic Books, 5. 8. 2008. - 352 страница The political history of the American experience in World War I is a story of conflict and bungled intentions that begins in an era dedicated to progressive social reform and ends in the Red Scare and Prohibition. Thomas Fleming tells this story through the complex figure of Woodrow Wilson, the contradictory president who wept after declaring war, devastated because he knew it would destroy the tolerance of the American people, but who then suppressed freedom of speech and used propaganda to excite America into a Hun-hating mob. This is tragic history: inexperienced American military leaders drove their troops into gruesome slaughters; progressive politics were put on hold in America; an idealistic president's dreams were crushed because of his own negligence. Wilson's inability to convince Congress to ratify U.S. membership in the League of Nations was one of the most poignant failures in the history of the American presidency, but even more heartrending were Wilson's concessions to his bitter allies in the Treaty of Versailles. In exchange for Allied support of the League of Nations, he allowed an unfair peace treaty to be signed, a treaty that played no small role in the rise of National Socialism and the outbreak of World War II. Thomas Fleming has once again created a masterpiece of narrative American history. This incomparable portrait shows how Wilson sacrificed his noble vision to megalomania and single-mindedness, while paying homage to him as a visionary whose honorable spirit continues to influence Western politics. |
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... Woodrow Wilson strode down the main corridor of the White House onto the North Portico.There a black Pierce-Arrow limousine waited in the rain, its motor purring.With the president was his secretary, Joseph Tumulty, his doctor, Admiral ...
... Woodrow Wilson strode down the main corridor of the White House onto the North Portico.There a black Pierce-Arrow limousine waited in the rain, its motor purring.With the president was his secretary, Joseph Tumulty, his doctor, Admiral ...
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... Wilson had broken diplomatic relations with Germany, sending its suave ambassador, Count Johann von Bernstorff, back ... Woodrow Wilson. Gilbert bluntly questioned whether the president could inspire the nation to fight a war:“Making war ...
... Wilson had broken diplomatic relations with Germany, sending its suave ambassador, Count Johann von Bernstorff, back ... Woodrow Wilson. Gilbert bluntly questioned whether the president could inspire the nation to fight a war:“Making war ...
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... Wilson—and something deeper: a mixture of bafflement and amazement to find this man president of the United States. In 1910, a mere seven years earlier,Woodrow Wilson had been president of a minor-league New Jersey college called ...
... Wilson—and something deeper: a mixture of bafflement and amazement to find this man president of the United States. In 1910, a mere seven years earlier,Woodrow Wilson had been president of a minor-league New Jersey college called ...
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... Wilson's closest friend. He was an alter ego whom the president needed and used constantly.A wealthy progressive Democrat who had helped elect two Texas governors, in 1911 House had chosen Wilson as his vehicle to power politics beyond ...
... Wilson's closest friend. He was an alter ego whom the president needed and used constantly.A wealthy progressive Democrat who had helped elect two Texas governors, in 1911 House had chosen Wilson as his vehicle to power politics beyond ...
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... Woodrow Wilson became Philip Dru.19. VII. Most Wilson biographers have been reluctant to look hard at the Philip Dru side of Wilson. Nor have many people bothered to read this rather lugubrious novel.A close examination reveals a ...
... Woodrow Wilson became Philip Dru.19. VII. Most Wilson biographers have been reluctant to look hard at the Philip Dru side of Wilson. Nor have many people bothered to read this rather lugubrious novel.A close examination reveals a ...
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Enlisting Volunteers and Other Unlikely Events | 85 |
Creeling and Other Activities That Make Philip Dru Unhappy | 117 |
Seeds of the Apocalypse | 159 |
The Women of NoMansLand | 199 |
Politics Is Adjourned HaHaHa | 237 |
Fights to the Finish | 265 |
Peace That Surpasses Understanding | 309 |
Chilling the Heart of the World 391 | 407 |
Illusions End 433 | 33 |
A Covenant with Power 471 | 71 |
Notes 491 | 91 |
Index 523 | 123 |
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