Murray L. Eiland

Gebundenes Buch

Woodrow Wilson

Architect of World War II

Beschreibung

Woodrow Wilson: Architect of World War II , demonstrates the manner in which the American President's idealism proved the crucial factor in the decision to enter World War I. As this event destabilized the long-standing European balance of power, it resulted in a particularly unequal peace that prompted bitter resentment from the defeated Germans. From this perspective, the rabid nationalism of Hitler, or an equally extreme reaction, emerged as a predictable response. World War II thus continued the former conflict, having been made virtually inevitable by Wilson's decision to involve America in a conflict in which its national interests were not threatened.

Autor

The Author: Murray L. Eiland, III, began work on this book while studying history at the University of California, Berkeley. He is now at Oxford University. His areas of interest are the history of the ancient Near East and the 20th century.

Produktdetails

• American University Studies 113
• Verlag: Peter Lang
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 61603
• Neuausg.
• Seitenzahl: 190
• Englisch
• Gewicht: 440g
• ISBN-13: 9780820416038
• ISBN-10: 0820416037
• Artikelnr.: 24528054

Rezensionen

"Eiland has given us a well-researched and very readable study of the unfortunate consequences of Woodrow Wilson's personal inflexibility and blind idealism when history presented him with unprecedented opportunities for statesmanship. Through a careful examination of Wilson's career and many fascinating observations by contemporaries who observed him close at hand, and by skillful and reasonable integration of this information with historical events before, during, and after the First World War, we are led to a much deeper appreciation of the tragedy to which much of our country has been held hostage. Today when new opportunities appear to be opening on the world scene and fanatical idealism still has great appeal in our country, this book has much to say to us." (Sterling Bunnell, M.D.)
"A devastatingly critical reevaluation of President Wilson's idealism is now written by Murray Eiland, III. Eiland traces the cause of World War II to the disaster of the Treaty of Versaillesand ultimately to Woodrow Wilson. This book is a study of the malpractice of 'good' ideas." (Issac M. Kikawada, University of California, Berkeley)