Breaking the heart of the world : Woodrow Wilson and the fight for the League of Nations / John Milton Cooper, Jr.

By:

Cooper, John Milton

Publication details: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001.Description: ix, 454 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

0521807867

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

973.91/3 21

LOC classification:

E768 .C66 2001

Contents:

Introduction: the league fight. 1. To the draft covenant -- 2. Round robin and revision -- 3. Long, hot summer -- 4. Ill-fated journey -- 5. Stroke and stalemate -- 6. Showdown -- 7. Last chance -- 8. Defeat -- 9. Parting shots and echoes -- 10. Breaking the heart of the world.

Summary: Publisher description: The fight over the League of Nations at the end of World War I was one of the great political debates in American history. President Woodrow Wilson, himself a key architect of the League, was uncompromising in his belief that the United States would rise to a position of leadership in the peaceful union of states that he had envisaged. A masterful politician and distinguished theorist, Wilson was unprepared for the persuasiveness of his opponents and the potency of their argument. Though he struggled tirelessly in the summer of 1919 to drum popular and political support for the League, he suffered a disabling stroke in July. The United States Senate ultimately rejected membership in the League, and the League failed to realize its diplomatic potential. In this engaging narrative, John Cooper relates the story of Wilson's battle for the League with sympathy, accuracy, and a deep understanding of the times.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Publisher description: The fight over the League of Nations at the end of World War I was one of the great political debates in American history. President Woodrow Wilson, himself a key architect of the League, was uncompromising in his belief that the United States would rise to a position of leadership in the peaceful union of states that he had envisaged. A masterful politician and distinguished theorist, Wilson was unprepared for the persuasiveness of his opponents and the potency of their argument. Though he struggled tirelessly in the summer of 1919 to drum popular and political support for the League, he suffered a disabling stroke in July. The United States Senate ultimately rejected membership in the League, and the League failed to realize its diplomatic potential. In this engaging narrative, John Cooper relates the story of Wilson's battle for the League with sympathy, accuracy, and a deep understanding of the times.