Woodrow Wilson as commander in chief : the presidency and the Great War

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Woodrow Wilson as commander in chief : the presidency and the Great War

Michael P. Riccards and Cheryl A. Flagg

McFarland, c2020

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-283) and index

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The first study on Woodrow Wilson as commander in chief during the Great War, this volume analyzes Wilson's management style before the war, his diplomacy and his final demise in his battle with the Senate. It considers the war as representing the collapse of Western traditional virtues and examines Wilson's attempt to restore them. Emphasizing the American war effort on the domestic front, it also discusses Wilson's rise to power, his education, career, and work as governor as necessary steps in his formation. The authors deal honestly and critically with the controversial racism that characterized this brilliant but limited career. Wilson provided many precedents for future war presidents from FDR to Trump. Those who are interested in the development of the war powers over the last century will find essential lessons in Wilson's tenure as commander in chief.

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Table of Contents Preface1 Chronology of World War I3 Introduction8 One.The World Before Wilson11 Two.The Progress of War21 Three.Becoming Wilson32 Four.The Master of Domestic Reform41 Five.The Perils of Neutrality53 Six.Wilson as a War Manager65 Seven.Wilson's New Diplomacy78 Eight.The President and the War Congress, 1916-191890 Nine.The President and Mobilization110 Ten.Selling the War129 Eleven.On the Home Front136 Twelve.America as an Associate in War146 Thirteen.America at War165 Fourteen.The Arrival of the Messiah178 Fifteen.The Difficulties of the Treaty197 Sixteen.The Trial of the Hero221 Seventeen.Finale239 Appendix I. The Nature of the League of Nations245 Appendix II. Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points250 Appendix III. Significant Legislation During the Wilson Administration252 Appendix IV. World War I Casualties and Death Tables254 Appendix V. The Lodge Reservations255 Appendix VI. AEF Divisions in France, 1917-18257 Appendix VII. The Cost of the War259 Appendix VIII. Reparations and Their Aftermath260 Chapter Notes263 Bibliography279 Index285

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