![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() While the diplomatic situations leading up to WWI are pretty well known, the outcome of the war is typically summed in two ideas, the vindictive Versailles Treaty and Wilson's Points, leading to the League of Nations. "'1919: Six Months That Changed the World' is a fascinating, informative book that covers the history following World War I, a complicated tangle of nationalism, imperialism, political bungling, and power jockeying that has for the most part escaped the attention of common outlets for history. Bringing to vivid life the individuals who participated in the great Peace Conference-including Woodrow Wilson, Winston Churchill, Lawrence of Arabia, and Ho Chi Minh- Paris 1919 is a landmark work of narrative history. New countries were created, old empires were dissolved, and for six months, Paris was the center of the world. ![]() At the close of WWI, between January and July of 1919, delegates from around the world converged on Paris under the auspices of peace. Winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize, renowned historian Margaret MacMillan’s bestselling Paris 1919 is the story of six remarkable months that changed the world. ![]()
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