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More copies of this ISBN:The Illusion of Victory: America in World War Iby Thomas Fleming
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:In this sweeping historical canvas, Thomas Fleming undertakes nothing less than a drastic revision of our experience in World War I. He reveals how the British and French duped Wilson into thinking the war was as good as won, and there would be no need to send an army overseas. He describes a harried president making speech after speech proclaiming America's ideals while supporting espionage and sedition acts that sent critics to federal prisons. And he gives a harrowing account of how the Allies did their utmost to turn the American Expeditionary Force into cannon fodder on the Western Front.Thoroughly researched and dramatically told, The Illusion of Victory offers compelling testimony to the power of a president's visionary ideals-as well as a starkly cautionary tale about the dangers of applying them in a war-maddened world. Book News Annotation:Deceit between allies, hypocrisy and lies by the US president,
attempts to turn American soldiers into cannon fodder, and the
mocking of ideals are among the features American historian and
historical novelist Fleming finds in the first great war of the
previous century. This is a paperbound reprint of a 2003 book.
Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis:A bestselling historian gives a scathing new look at President Woodrow Wilson's handling - and mishandling - of 'the war to end all wars'. Synopsis:In this sweeping historical canvas, Fleming reveals how the British and French duped Wilson into thinking World War I was as good as won, and there would be no need to send an army overseas. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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