![]() ![]() Clemenceau's goal is to grind down Germany and safeguard France. ![]() He finally lets them draw the map as long as the treaty includes the League of Nations. Wilson is the idealist who gets worn down by the balance of power ideas of Clemenceau and Lloyd George. McMillan draws a fine picture, warts and all, of how these world changing decisions were made. ![]() The author never got bogged down by the details as she told the final chapter of how the dynasties of Europe were replaced by a group of modern nations. This is good narrative history that kept me interested in the story of one of the most important events of the 20th century. The book provides a wealth of information in a style that is never dry or boring. The author's style reminds me of Barbara Tuchman, who is one of my favorite authors. The author provides a very good description of the three men, Woodrow Wilson, David Lloyd George and Georges Clemenceau who together drew a new map of the world out of the destruction of WW I. ![]() I have some familiarity with the topic but I am not sure that was necessary to appreciate this well written, thorough narrative of the conference of the Allied powers that was the final act of World War I. ![]()
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