Showing posts with label Woodrow Wilson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Woodrow Wilson. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 7, 2025

U-boats in the Great War: The other “Battle of the Atlantic”

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German U-boats were once the terror of the high seas, and this was true during both world wars. In the  First World War , this campaign had ...
Tuesday, March 24, 2020

A review of PBS's “Influenza 1918” (American Experience)

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“I had a little bird Whose name was Enza, I opened the door and ‘ in-flew-Enza .’ ” – A popular ditty sung by children, at the time t...
Monday, November 11, 2019

A review of “Paris 1919: Inside the Peace Talks That Changed the World”

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“[There shall be a] Surrender in good condition by the German armies of the following war material: Five thousand guns (2,500 heavy, and ...
Sunday, November 11, 2018

A review of PBS's “The Great War” (American Experience)

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“We [the German government] intend to begin on the first of February unrestricted submarine warfare . We shall endeavor in spite of this t...
Friday, November 20, 2015

A review of “The Storm That Swept Mexico”

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The "Great Revolution" in Mexico: It's not the war of independence from Spain If your average person on the street overhea...
Sunday, December 28, 2014

A review of PBS's “Woodrow Wilson” movie

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Disclaimer: I'm not a big fan of Wilson's presidency Before I begin this review, I should give a disclaimer that I am not a b...

Yes, Woodrow Wilson predicted World War II – but so did J. M. Keynes

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Woodrow Wilson accurately predicted a Second World War ... In the years after the First World War , American president Woodrow Wilson ...
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