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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456930103321

Autore

Doenecke Justus D

Titolo

Nothing less than war [[electronic resource] ] : a new history of America's entry into World War I / / Justus D. Doenecke

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lexington, KY, : University Press of Kentucky, c2011

ISBN

0-8131-3575-3

1-283-07962-3

9786613079626

0-8131-3003-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 394 p., [24] p. of plates) : ill

Disciplina

940.3/73

Soggetti

World War, 1914-1918 - United States

World War, 1914-1918 - Diplomatic history

World War, 1914-1918 - Public opinion

Electronic books.

United States Politics and government 1913-1921

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-367) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Setting the stage -- The earliest debates : August 1914-March 1915 -- In peril on the sea : February-August 1915 -- Toward the Arabic crisis : January-August 1915 -- Frustrating times : August 1915-March 1916 -- Tensions with Germany and Britain : January-September 1916 -- Preparedness debates and the presidential election : March-November 1916 -- To end a conflict : October 1916-January 1917 -- The break with Germany : January-March1917 -- And the war came : March-April 1917.

Sommario/riassunto

When war broke out in Europe in 1914, political leaders in the United States were swayed by popular opinion to remain neutral; yet less than 3 years later, the U.S. declared war on Germany. the author examines the clash of opinions over the war during this transformative period and offers a fresh perspective on America's decision to enter World War I.