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General Smuts ; South Africa /

Jan Smuts was one of the key figures behind the creation of the League of Nations; Woodrow Wilson was inspired by his ideas, including the mandates scheme. Smuts pleaded for a magnanimous peace, warning that the treaty of Versailles would lead to another war. Declaring "I return to South Africa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lentin, A. (Antony)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Haus Pub., 2010.
Colección:Haus histories.
Makers of the modern world (Haus Publishing, Ltd.)
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface and Acknowledgements; Prelude: 'I have fought and workedfor a different peace'; Part 1; Smuts
  • Scholar, Statesman, Soldier:1870-1914; War and Peace: 1914-18; Part 2; Peacemaking: November 1918-February 1919; The Fight for Revision(i): March-April 1919; The Fight for Revision (ii): May 1919; 'Wilson Peace' or 'Scrap of Paper'?29 May-2 June 1919; 'The Last Battle of the War': June 1919; Part 3; 'A Carthaginian Peace'? 1919-1939; Smuts and the Second World War:1939-45; 'Superhuman Courage':Smuts 1945-50; Conclusion; Notes; Chronology; Further Reading; Picture Sources; Index