Author: J. William White

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Published: 2015-06-30

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13: 9781330510070

Excerpt from A Primer of the War for Americans Very soon after the beginning of the war its literature was already so voluminous, the statements made by the warring nations were so contradictory, the accusations and counter-accusations were so numerous, the pleas of impassioned advocates were so irreconcilable, that a certain bewilderment and confusion on the part of Americans was almost inevitable. It is greatly to the credit of the intelligence and clear thinking of the nation that from the day England's "White Book" was laid before the world this country as a whole - with the exception of those Germans living here, who are known as "German-Americans" - ranged itself spontaneously and with practical unanimity on the side of the Allies. But however correct this position was - and I believe it was absolutely correct - it soon became apparent that not everyone who occupied it could give cogent and convincing reasons for the belief that was in him, or could refute clearly and logically the opposing arguments and correct the misstatements on which they were often based. As I found this to be my own case I began to set aside, or to note down, as if I were preparing for a lecture, the questions which seemed to me of fundamental importance and the answers that most impressed and satisfied me. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.