Book description
When war broke out in Europe in 1914, political leaders in the United
States were swayed by popular opinion to remain neutral; yet less than
three years later, the nation declared war on Germany. In Nothing Less
Than War: A New History of America's Entry into World War I, Justus D.
Doenecke examines the clash of opinions over the war during this
transformative period and offers a fresh perspective on America's
decision to enter World War I.
Doenecke reappraises the public and private diplomacy of President
Woodrow Wilson and his closest advisors and explores in great depth
the response of Congress to the war. He also investigates the debates
that raged in the popular media and among citizen groups that sprang
up across the country as the U. S. economy was threatened by European
blockades and as Americans died on ships sunk by German U-boats.
The decision to engage in battle ultimately belonged to Wilson, but
as Doenecke demonstrates, Wilson's choice was not made in isolation.
Nothing Less Than War provides a comprehensive examination of
America's internal political climate and its changing international
role during the seminal period of 1914--1917.
""Doenecke untangles and clarifies the national debade
in great detail in the dense, well-documented study. It will be of
great use to serious students and researchers of the Great
War."--Library Journal" --
Justus D. Doenecke, professor emeritus of history at New College
of Florida, is the author of ten books. His book, Storm on the
Horizon: The Challenge to American Intervention, 1939--1941, won the
2001 Herbert Hoover Presidential Library Award for the best book on
any topic in American history from 1914 to 1964.
