The Treaty of Versailles: A Concise History
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| Rating | : | 4.43 (809 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0190659181 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 136 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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Rather than assessing winners and losers, this compelling book analyzes the many subtle factors that influenced the treaty and the dominant, at times ambiguous role of the "Big Four" leaders?Woodrow Wilson of the United States, David Lloyd George of Great Britain, Vittorio Emanuele Orlando of Italy, and Georges Clémenceau of France.The Treaty of Versailles was not solely responsible for the catastrophic war that crippled Europe and the world just two decades later, but it played a critical role. Neiberg provides a lucid and authoritative account of the Treaty of Versailles, explaining the enormous challenges facing those who tried to put the world back together after the global destruction of the World War I. As Neiberg reminds us, to understand decolonization, World War II, the Cold War, and even the complex world we inhabit today, there is no better place to begin than with World War I and the treaty that tried, and perhaps failed, to end it.. Problematic from the very beginning, even its contemporaries saw the treaty as a mediocre compromise, creating a precarious order in Europe and abroad and destined to fall short of ensuring lasting peace. A
He is the author of many books on the First and Second World Wars, including The Path to War: How the First World War Created ModernAmerica, The Blood of Free Men: The Liberation of Paris, 1944, and Dance of the Furies: Europe and the Outbreak of World War I, which was named one of the five best books ever written about the war by the Wall Street Journal.. About the AuthorMichael S. Neiberg is the inaugural Chair of War Studies in the Department of National Security and Strategy at the US Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Neiberg is the inaugural Chair of War Studies in the Department of National Security and Strategy at the US Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Michael S. He is the author of many books on the First and Second World Wars, including The Path to War: How the First World War Created ModernAmerica, The Blood of Free Men: The Liber