A Shattered Peace: Versailles 1919 and the Price We Pay Today Book

A revealing look at the powerful lessons the Treaty of Versailles has for us today Veteran correspondent David Andelman offers a compelling new perspective on the origin of many of today's most critical international issues. He turns the spotlight on the many errors committed by World War I peacemakers that ultimately led to crises from Iraq to Kosovo and wars from the Middle East to Vietnam. He focuses, too, on the small nations and minor players at Versailles, including figures such as Ho Chi Minh and Charles de Gaulle, who would later become boldfaced names. With a cautionary message for us today, he shows how world leaders dismissed repeated warnings from their experts and laid the groundwork for a host of catastrophic events. David A. Andelman (New York, NY) is Executive Editor of Forbes.com and a senior member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He is a former foreign correspondent for the New York Times and CBS News in Europe and Asia. He has also served as Washington correspondent for CNBC, senior editor of Bloomberg News, and business editor of the New York Daily News.Read More