tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post8366315715578267127..comments2024-03-28T12:21:46.299-07:00Comments on Roads to the Great War: 100 Years Ago: Pershing AdvocatesUnconditional Surrendersnielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10631473280484584330noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-53366227125154445082023-01-20T11:12:20.896-08:002023-01-20T11:12:20.896-08:00Well, as it turned out, the Allies in effect did d...Well, as it turned out, the Allies in effect did dictate peace terms to the Germans. They handed the Versailles Treaty to the Germans in Paris with a "take it or leave it" dictum, where "leave it" meant Allied armies would advance into Germany and impose martial law in the country. There was no negotiation between the two sides. (An aspect the Germans loudly protested, evenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-70614571627513085902018-10-29T16:24:05.325-07:002018-10-29T16:24:05.325-07:00I can imagine Wilson reading "..the British, ...I can imagine Wilson reading "..the British, French, Belgian and US armies appear capable of maintaining the offensive indefinitely. Their morale is high..." and thinking: "Helloooo - some of them are still dying - and you are nice and safe..." Adrian Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06400324254408765175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-28877980304879051792018-10-29T15:42:29.105-07:002018-10-29T15:42:29.105-07:00What a fascinating alt.history idea!What a fascinating alt.history idea!Bryan Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05937099144329508708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-10986442960443216952018-10-29T14:24:17.568-07:002018-10-29T14:24:17.568-07:00Pershing does not give details of the extent of ac...Pershing does not give details of the extent of actions he would take in item # 13, but it appears to me that he would be much more harsh than Wilson would. It would be interesting to know the details of his plan.Jerry Schmidtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-51810243667481067922018-10-29T13:48:33.911-07:002018-10-29T13:48:33.911-07:00It seems to me that if we had followed this, WWII ...It seems to me that if we had followed this, WWII might have been averted.David Beernoreply@blogger.com