"With a new foreword by Sir Harold Evans"--Cover

"For more than half a century, it has been widely recognized that the Treaty of Versailles created the circumstances that led inevitably to World War II. Less acknowledged and understood is the treaty's profound impact on many other parts of the world - an impact that echoes to this day in the Middle East, the Far East, the Balkans, and yes, in Iraq. In A Shattered Peace ... Andelman takes a fresh new look at the Treaty of Versailles as the point of origin for many of today's most critical international issues. In this revealing history, Andelman turns the spotlight on the many errors committed by the peacemakers that led to crises and bloodshed from Kosovo to Iraq, wars from Israel to Vietnam. Focusing on the small nations and minor players at the negotiations, including figures such as Ho Chi Minh and Charles de Gaulle who would later become boldfaced names, he traces the outcome of deliberations through the history of the twentieth century and into the twenty-first"-- Page [4] of cover