A Shattered Peace: Versailles 1919 and the Price We Pay Today

339 Pages·2007·2.948 MB·English

by  David A. Andelman

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Also by David A. Andelman
The Peacemakers
The Fourth World War: Diplomacy and
Espionage in the Age of Terrorism
(with the Count de Marenches)
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VERSAILLES 1919 AND THE PRICE
WE PAY TODAY
David A. Andelman
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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To Pamela, my truly valorous woman
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C
ONTENTS
Acknowledgments, ix
Prologue Inflection Points, 1
1 Onward to Paris, 17
2 Le Début, 28
3 Le Mistral, 43
4 The State of the Jews, 84
5 A Wicked Wind from the East, 112
6 A Pair of Princes, 136
7 All Aboard the Orient Express, 177
8 Into the Balkan Soup, 211
9 Greater Asian Insecurity, 250
10 Where Did They All Go? 284
Maps, 297
Bibliography, 304
Index, 313
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