Abandoning American Neutrality: Woodrow Wilson and the Beginning of the Great War, August 1914 - December 1915

During the first 18 months of World War I, Woodrow Wilson sought to maintain American neutrality, but as this carefully argued study shows, it was ultimately an unsustainable stance. The tension between Wilson's idealism and pragmatism ultimately drove him to abandon neutrality, paving the way for America's entrance into the war in 1917.

Author: R. Floyd
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 09/12/2013
Pages: 251
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.55d
ISBN: 9781349462599

About the Author

M. Ryan Floyd is Assistant Professor in the Department of History and Philosophy at Lander University, USA.