The Treaty of Versailles: A Concise History (Neiberg, WH) artillery America unraveled and remade itself

America unraveled and remade itself as the world looked on

She redefined the relationship between men and machines in war

While the population was diverse

one with profound implications for US racial history and constitutional law in today’s war on terror

fragile and powerful

The Treaty of Versailles: A Concise History (Neiberg, WH) artillery America unraveled and remade itselfSigned on June 28, 1919 between Germany and the principal Allied powers, the Treaty of Versailles formally ended World War I. Problematic from the very beginning, even its contemporaries saw the treaty as a mediocre compromise, creating a precarious order in Europe and abroad and destined to fall short of ensuring lasting peace. At the time, observers read the treaty through competing lenses: a desire for peace after five years of disastrous war,