The Legacy of Woodrow Wilson: American War Aims in World War I

by David M. Esposito

Overview

Contrary to popular belief, Woodrow Wilson coordinated foreign and defense policies. Wilson viewed Imperial Germany as a threat to U.S. national security and acted accordingly. His urgent desire to mediate an end to World War I was driven by geo-political concerns. Forced into the war by tertiary issues, he decided to throw a great deal of weight upon the scale by intervening decisively in the Great War in order to dominate the postwar peace conference. There he intended to dictate a scientific peace and to create a League of Nations to insure collective security.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780275954932
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	08/30/1996
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.56(d)
Lexile:	1480L (what's this?)

About the Author

DAVID M. ESPOSITO is Adjunct Professor of History at the Pennsylvania State University—Altoona.

Table of Contents

Containment 1917
Most Terrible of All Wars
A Cruel and Unmanly Business
Not One Chance in Thousands
Toward an American Neutrality
These People Have One God-Force
The Sun Rises in the West
Force Without Stint or Limit
Venomous Victories
Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

An homage to Wilson defending the president's suspicions of militarism and European intrigue and contending that his effort to create a league of nations was a seminal legacy for our time. Esposito (history, Pennsylvania State U.) presents ample research to bolster his historical analysis of Wilson's policies and attitudes from containment to the War (the first one) and creates sympathy for a president who found himself in a position to which he was rationally and morally opposed. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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