Sovereignty at Sea: U.S. Merchant Ships and American Entry into World War I
Year: 2009 Language: english Author: Rodney Carlisle Publisher: University Press of Florida ISBN: 978-0-8130-3420-1 Format: PDF Quality: eBook Pages count: 254 Description: While numerous studies have examined Woodrow Wilson's policy of neutrality prior to U.S. entry into World War I, none has focused on the actual merchant ship losses that created the final casus belli. This work focuses on what the president knew and when he knew it concerning the loss of ten ships between February 3 and April 4, 1917. By looking at the specifics, Rodney Carlisle offers new explanations for the reasons that led the president, the cabinet, the public, and Congress to decide for war. Sovereignty at Sea not only adds much to our understanding of maritime and diplomatic history during the First World War period but also speaks to contemporary concerns with issues surrounding the U.S. justification for wars.
Contents
List of Figures vii List of Tables ix Foreword xi Acknowledgments xvii Introduction 1 1. The Voyage of the Vigilancia 9 2. From Falaba to Sussex 16 3. The Flag under Fire: From Frye to Pass of Balmaha 31 4. The Flag under Fire: From Leelanaw to Chemung 48 5. Meetings at Pless Castle and on Pennsylvania Avenue 63 6. Housatonic and Lyman M. Law 75 7. A Telegram, Algonquin, and an Abdication 91 8. The Tipping-Point Ships: Vigilancia, City of Memphis, Illinois 106 9. The Agony of Woodrow Wilson 122 10. Aztec, Missourian, Marguerite, and Congress 141 Epilogue 161 Appendix A. Loss of the Healdton 167 Appendix B. Casualty Lists 173 Appendix C. Table of Ship Losses 175 Notes 177 Bibliography 205 Index 213
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Sovereignty at Sea: U.S. Merchant Ships and American Entry into World War I
Language: english
Author: Rodney Carlisle
Publisher: University Press of Florida
ISBN: 978-0-8130-3420-1
Format: PDF
Quality: eBook
Pages count: 254
Description: While numerous studies have examined Woodrow Wilson's policy of neutrality prior to U.S. entry into World War I, none has focused on the actual merchant ship losses that created the final casus belli. This work focuses on what the president knew and when he knew it concerning the loss of ten ships between February 3 and April 4, 1917. By looking at the specifics, Rodney Carlisle offers new explanations for the reasons that led the president, the cabinet, the public, and Congress to decide for war.
Sovereignty at Sea not only adds much to our understanding of maritime and diplomatic history during the First World War period but also speaks to contemporary concerns with issues surrounding the U.S. justification for wars.
Contents
List of Figures viiList of Tables ix
Foreword xi
Acknowledgments xvii
Introduction 1
1. The Voyage of the Vigilancia 9
2. From Falaba to Sussex 16
3. The Flag under Fire: From Frye to Pass of Balmaha 31
4. The Flag under Fire: From Leelanaw to Chemung 48
5. Meetings at Pless Castle and on Pennsylvania Avenue 63
6. Housatonic and Lyman M. Law 75
7. A Telegram, Algonquin, and an Abdication 91
8. The Tipping-Point Ships: Vigilancia, City of Memphis, Illinois 106
9. The Agony of Woodrow Wilson 122
10. Aztec, Missourian, Marguerite, and Congress 141
Epilogue 161
Appendix A. Loss of the Healdton 167
Appendix B. Casualty Lists 173
Appendix C. Table of Ship Losses 175
Notes 177
Bibliography 205
Index 213
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