Woodrow Wilson as commander-in-chief.

From: History Today | Date: April 1, 1993| Author: | Copyright information

Peacemaker or warmonger: history has awarded the former epithet (albeit illfated) to Woodrow Wilson, but here Christopher Ray looks at how the President performed as head of the services in conflict, and at his relationship with America's generals.

In the American era of |Progressive' reform, President Woodrow Wilson was widely regarded by many contemporaries as the very embodiment of pacifist sentiment, and was often criticised for this by political opponents. Despite this, however, his tenure in office witnessed more military interventions abroad than at any point in the ...

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