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Article: Intrigue of nations.(Book Review: THE ILLUSION OF VICTORY: Americans in World War I)(Book Review)
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- July 1, 2003
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THE ILLUSION OF VICTORY: Americans in World War I by Thomas Fleming Basic Books, $30.00
ON APRIL 2, 1917, PRESIDENT Woodrow Wilson appeared before a joint session of Congress to deliver a speech about the war in Europe. The German Navy was waging "warfare against mankind" on the high seas, he told the lawmakers. German submarineshad sunk unarmed passenger ships, murdered American civilians, and assaulted the sensibilities of freedom-loving people around the world. With his declaration that "the world must be made safe for democracy," Wilson argued that the United States could no longer stand on the sidelines. Wilson's speech abandoned the nation's isolationist ...