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The Illusion of Victory: America in World War I

by Thomas Fleming

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Publisher 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.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780465024698
Subtitle:
America in World War I
Other:
Fleming, Thomas
Author:
Fleming, Thomas
Publisher:
Basic Books
Subject:
General
Subject:
Military - World War I
Subject:
World
Publication Date:
May 2004
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
576
Dimensions:
9.06x6.18x1.47 in. 1.75 lbs.
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