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Lädt ... The Road Less Traveled: The Secret Battle to End the Great War, 1916-1917 (Original 2021; 2021. Auflage)von Philip Zelikow (Autor)
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Having read many (100s) of books on WWI I was aware of the peace moves in 1916-1917. However, this book gave me a greater depth of knowledge and timing of these efforts. It is unfortunate that so many opportunities and missundersandings lead to a continuation of the war with the consequent causalties and costs. I often considered the war, a war no one wanted. Now I also consider it a war no one wanted to continue. However, no one knew how to prevent it, and subsequently no one knew how to end it. Sad at both ends. I highly recommend this work. It is an easy read yet fascinating. Zeige 2 von 2 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
"During a pivotal few months in the middle of the First World War all sides--Germany, Britain, and America--believed the war could be concluded. Peace at the end of 1916 would have saved millions of lives and changed the course of history utterly. Two years into the most terrible conflict the world had ever known, the warring powers faced a crisis. There were no good military options. Money, men, and supplies were running short on all sides. The German chancellor secretly sought President Woodrow Wilson's mediation to end the war, just as British ministers and France's president also concluded that the time was right. The Road Less Traveled describes how tantalizingly close these far-sighted statesmen came to ending the war, saving millions of lives, and avoiding the total war that dimmed hopes for a better world. Theirs was a secret battle that is only now becoming fully understood, a story of civic courage, awful responsibility, and how some leaders rose to the occasion while others shrank from it or chased other ambitions. "Peace is on the floor waiting to be picked up!" pleaded the German ambassador to the United States. This book explains both the strategies and fumbles of people facing a great crossroads of history. The Road Less Traveled reveals one of the last great mysteries of the Great War: that it simply never should have lasted so long or cost so much"-- Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Having read GJ Meyer's The World Remade: America in World War I not that long ago, this book helps explain some of Wilson's behavior in the postwar era. It is somewhat dull reading...learning what one diplomat said to another, whether they meant what they said or not, but Zelikow backs up his claims with records from the respective capitols. Overall, I felt frustrated with the historical figures (American, Entente, Central Powers) that come off as rank amateurs. So I suppose that means it's a good book. I don't know enough about this topic to say for sure if the writing is accurate, but I do think it's a worthwhile read for historians. ( )