Modern Turkey is a country that stands between two worlds, a state with an avowedly secular constitution which is a member of NATO but an overwhelmingly Islamic population. This title explains how one
The Arab states at Versailles were widely considered to be pawns of the Great Powers. As the Ottoman Empire disintegrated, the Arab nationalists, led by Emir Faisal, fought for a voice within the mix
Although the Jewish people were not technically part of the reparations, dissolution, and remaking of new countries after WWI, they took the opportunity to express their needs and carve out a solutio
Ionel Bratianu, a major political force both in and out of power, was responsible for his country's presence at the Paris Peace Conference Romania came to Paris as a minor member but Bratianu felt tha
Being in the United States' backyard, it was little surprise when Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Panama, and Honduras joined the war in 1917 and 1918. Their involvement was small, but it earned th
The end of the First World War and the collapse of the Russian Empire offered momentary self-government to many of Russia's border natinalities. The Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania wer
Ninety years ago the League of Nations convened for the first time hoping to settle disputes by diplomacy not war. This book looks at how the League was shaped and the multifaceted body that emerged,
Known by the Greeks as `Megalonisos', the `Great Island', Crete has been of paramount strategic importance for thousands of years thanks to its location close to the junction of three continents and t
The Versailles Settlement does not enjoy a good reputation: despite its lofty aim to settle the world’s affairs at a stroke, it is widely considered to have set the world on the path to a second major
On June 28th, 1919, the Peace was signed in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles, five years to the day after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo triggered Europe's precipitous desc
