Abandoning American Neutrality: Woodrow Wilson and the Beginning of the Great War, August 1914 – December 1915 - Softcover

Floyd, R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1349462594 ISBN 13: 9781349462599

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013

Synopsis

During the first 18 months of World War I, Woodrow Wilson sought to maintain American neutrality, but as this carefully argued study shows, it was ultimately an unsustainable stance. The tension between Wilson's idealism and pragmatism ultimately drove him to abandon neutrality, paving the way for America's entrance into the war in 1917.

About this title

About the Author:

M. Ryan Floyd is Assistant Professor in the Department of History and Philosophy at Lander University, USA.

Review:

'Ryan Floyd's Abandoning American Neutrality should be considered required reading about America's entry into the First World War. In a concise prose his study delivers a new perspective on Woodrow Wilson's decision-making process at this crucial juncture, and he challenges older assumptions about America's role and interests during these eventful years and delivers an original contribution whether the United States went to war out of moral reasons, collective security or economic interest. In light of the centennial anniversary, Floyd has written a book that focuses on a very narrow and specific aspect of the First World War but at the same time delivers a broad international and legal history of this catastrophic event.' - Mr Moritz Pöllath, Jena University

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1349462594
• ISBN 13: 9781349462599
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 261