March 1917: On the Brink of War and Revolution

On the eve of America's entry into World War I, Woodrow Wilson declared that we were no longer provincials and asked Congress to declare war on Germany. Ten days later, Tsar Nicholas II abdicated, ending a three-century-long dynasty and ushering in a false dawn of democracy in Russia. Will Englund's book explores the dreams and successes and failures of those who shaped the month, constituting the origin story of the complex world we inhabit today.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 416 pages
\n Publication date: 22 May 2018
\n Publisher: WW Norton & Co
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We are no longer provincials, said Woodrow Wilson on March 5, 1917, at his second inaugural. He spoke on the eve of America's entry into the First World War, as Russia teetered between autocracy and democracy. Just ten days after Wilson's declaration, Tsar Nicholas II abdicated the throne, ending a three-century-long dynasty and ushering in the false dawn of a democratic Russia. Wilson asked Congress to declare war against Germany a few short weeks later, asserting the United States' new role as a global power and its commitment to spreading American ideals abroad.

Will Englund draws on a wealth of contemporary diaries, memoirs, and newspaper accounts to add texture and personal detail to the story of that month. March 1917 celebrates the dreams of warriors, pacifists, revolutionaries, and reactionaries, even as it demonstrates how their successes and failures constitute the origin story of the complex world we inhabit a century later.

\n Weight: 318g\n
Dimension: 139 x 209 x 30 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9780393355673\n \n