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AMERICAN TROOPS IN ASIA?

It’s a Noble Duty, Not a Chance. Meanwhile, Mood Worsens in Paris. Special to The Great War Project. (1 June) In mid-March a century ago, President Wilson’s closest adviser, Colonel House, assures the other Allied leaders that the United States “would undoubtedly take a mandate.” Privately the belief takes hold that the Americans are seriously…

MASSACRE IN KOREA

Seeking Independence in Europe,  and Around the World, As Wilson Sees it, They All Prefer to Fight. Special to The War to End All Wars. (25 March) A sad little delegation of Koreans appears at the Peace Conference to ask for their independence. So reports historian Margaret MacMillan. In the midst of the peace talks…

A BLUE PRINT FOR POST-WAR PEACE

Wilson’s Fourteen Points Excite the World. The American President an Instant Hero Special to The Great War Project. (14 January) So far, in this war, from its beginning in the summer of 1914 until the start of this new year, a century ago, there has been no comprehensive statement of the war aims of both…