And it was really a pleasure to do and its a very, like i said, its a really happy story. Great. Thank you for your time. Up next on booktv, Margaret Macmillan Come International history professor at Oxford University examines the lead up to world war i. This is just over one hour. Welcome everybody to todays council on Foreign Relations meeting. I look back at the build up to the great war with Margaret Macmillan and Robert Massie. Im david amblin, editor of world policy journal and i would like to welcome our National Members participating in this meeting through the live screen. You know, i was sitting at lunch i have a little surprise for our two guests, because i checked 100 years ago today out of curiosity come november 4, 1913, the United States was preparing to muster 500,000 troops and gear up for war against a major power. President wilson had just given an ultimatum to that nations head of state but we didnt go to war. At least not them. That major power was on this side of
Years ago today out of curiosity november 4, 1913 the United States was preparing to muster 500,000 troops and year up for war against a major power. President wilson had just given an ultimatum to that nations head of state but we did not go to war. At least not then. That major power was on the side of the atlantic. It was mexico. And the general was the great menace of that moment. So i found this on the front page where else, the new york times. The next 17 pages of that days paper there was not a single mention of europe. Whether there was any menace in europe whereas our two featured authors today have masterfully chronicled very currently the seeds of a rural world war would that were already germinating. The second balkan war had just concluded to set the stage of that in europe is building a favre rotter and more deadly confrontation. To examine all these routes is my pleasure to welcome margaret at his lead up to the conflict in her new the war that ended peace as she was des
For war against a major power. President wilson had just given an ultimatum to that nations head of state, but we didnt go to war. At least not them. That major power was on the side of the atlantic. It was mexico. And the menace posed by its president , general victoriano huerta, was the great menace of that moment. So i found this on the front page, where else, of the new york times. Annex 17 pages of that days paper, there was not a single mention of europe, whether there was any menace from europe, where as our two featured office today have so masterfully chronicled, a quartercentury report, but nevertheless very currently, the seeds of a realworld war were already terminating. The second baltimore had just concluded, set the stage of it, and now europe was building toward a far broader and more deadly confrontation. So to examine all these roots, its my great pleasure to welcome margaret, as master a chronicle of the lead up to the conflict in her new, the war that ended peace, a
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