The Politics and Diplomacy of Peacemaking: Containment and Counterrevolution at Versailles, 1918-1919

In Politics and Diplomacy of Peacemaking and subtitled Containment and Counterrevolution at Versailles, Professor Arno Mayer notes that "the Paris Peace Conference made a host of decisions, all of which in varying degrees, were designed to check Bolshevism". The book covers elements of diplomacy in the inter-war years, and the diplomatic and political history of those years. Preface Contents Prologue PART ONE: TOWARD THE ARMISTICE 1 The Allied Left in Retreat 2 The Victors and the Armistice 3 The Vanquished and the Armistice PART TWO: POLITICAL CONSEQUENCES OF VICTORY 4 United States: Congressional Elections 5 Britain: Khaki Election 6 Wilson’s Grand Tour 7 Italy: Sonnino’s Triumph PART THREE: CONTAINMENT 8 German Revolution: Between Washington and Moscow 9 The Allies and the German Revolution 10 The Allies and the Russian Revolution PART FOUR: MARKING TIME 11 Location, Delegations, Agenda, Intelligence 12 The Stillborn Berne Conference 13 Russia: The Buckler Mission and Prinkipo Summons 14 Russia: The Bullitt Mission 15 Storm Signals 16 The Rise of Béla Kun PART FIVE: THE PEACE CONFERENCE SHAKEN 17 The Hungarian Jolt 18 Intrusion of Politics: Britain 19 Intrusion of Politics: France 20 Wilson’s Fiume Appeal 21 Béla Kun in Power The Versailles Treaty PART SIX: THE WAGES OF VICTORY 22 The Versailles Treaty 23 Recognition of Kolchak 24 Overthrow of Béla Kun 25 Abortive General Strike Epilogue: Disillusioned Intelligentsia Bibliography Index