Could the Versailles System have Worked?
This book explores the significance of the post-First World War peace settlement negotiated at Versailles in 1919. Versailles has always been a controversial subject and it has long been contended that the Treaty imposed unnecessarily severe conditions up
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Could the Versailles System have Worked?
Could the Versailles System have Worked?
Howard Elcock
Could the Versailles System have Worked?
Howard Elcock Northumbria University Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
ISBN 978-3-319-94733-4 ISBN 978-3-319-94734-1 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94734-1 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018946801 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover image: European Allied leaders in Paris Peace Conference, 1919. L-R: French Marshal Ferdinand Foch, French Premier Georges Clemenceau, British Prime Minister Lloyd George, Italian Premier Vittorio Orlando, and Italian Foreign Minister Sidney Sonnino. © Everett Collection Inc/Alamy Stock Photo Cover designed by Tom Howey Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer International Publishing AG part of Springer Nature The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Foreword
Howard Elcock had been planning and undertaking research for a book on the Versailles Treaty and the long-term viability of the European system established at Versailles for many years, so it was with considerable sadness that I learned of Professor Elcock’s untimely death in the summer of 2017. In a moving tribute published in The Guardian newspaper, former colleague John Fenwick wrote that Howard was “a strong supporter of the traditional values of scholarship”. This is apparent from the very outset of this extremely important and welcome study of the impact of the Versailles Treaty, written to coincide with the centenary of the Paris Peace Conference. No stone has been left unturned to reveal the realities and difficulties confronting the leaders of Europe in the two decades following the First World War. Howard Elcock’s cont
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