Author : Gerda Richards Crosby
Release : 1957
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 506/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Disarmament and Peace in British Politics, 1914-1919 by : Gerda Richards Crosby
Download or read book Disarmament and Peace in British Politics, 1914-1919 written by Gerda Richards Crosby. This book was released on 1957. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the beginning of modern warfare, one of the favorite crusades of the international peacemakers has been toward disarmament. This book investigates the British origin of the disarmament idea--from World War I through the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. It traces the development of disarmament as a war aim, with special reference to the influence of British Liberal thought, and President Wilson's acceptance of disarmament as one of his Fourteen Points. Disarmament is related to the other Allied war aims and to theLiberal and Labor parties during the war period. Particular attention is paid to the influence of public opinion and the British press. Neither an attack on nor an apology for the fiasco which followed, this is a lucid analysis of the events, tensions, personalities, and self-interests which led to the failure of an ideal.