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To: RushLake
"Might I suggest to you, "Versailles 1919" which came out a couple of years ago written by a woman author."

Yes, ideed! ;-)

Margaret MacMillan c2003, "Paris 1919"

An excellent book, and I don't disagree with anything she says... -- except possibly any suggestion that if, somehow, Western Allies had been more nicey-nice to the Germans, that MIGHT have prevented a Second World War.

I suspect: regardless of what the allies did in Versailles, Germans were not going to give up their dream of European conquest without another major war, sooner or later.

Along those same lines, I also suggest another Fromkin book:

David Fromkin c1989 "A Peace to End All Peace"

This one reviews that other, even longer lasting consequence of Versailles in 1919: origins of the modern Middle East conflicts.

94 posted on 11/09/2008 1:29:29 PM PST by BroJoeK (A little historical perspective....)
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To: BroJoeK
You beat me to the punch, I had the correct "Paris 1919" info at hand ready to advise.

I'll go for the other Fromkin book as well. Thanks again.

Take care.

95 posted on 11/10/2008 2:47:36 AM PST by RushLake (Typical White person.)
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