CSPAN2 Margaret MacMillan The War That Ended Peace July 12, 2024
Today november 4, 1913. The United States was preparing to muster 500,000 troops in europe against a major power. President wilson had given an ultimatum to the nations head of state, but we didnt go to war, at least not now. And that power was on this side of the atlantic. It was mexico. The menace posed was the great menace of the moment. I found this on the front page of where else but the new york times. The next 17 pages there wasnt a single mention of europe where s the two featured authors today chronicle the entries abroad. The second balkan war had just concluded and now europe had a ...