Portrait of a Decision - The Council of Four and the Treaty of Versailles

First published in 1972, Portrait of a Decision drawing on materials like- Cabinet minutes, the Lloyd George and Lothian papers, Foreign Office correspondence- provides the first comprehensive reassessment of the negotiations in Paris since those who were present wrote their memoirs.

List of contents

Acknowledgements Preface 1. Prelude, 1915- 1918 2. The Armistice: September- November 1918 3. Preparations for the Conference: Uncertainties and Disagreements, November- December 1918 4. The Conference Opens: First Problems, January 1919 5. Detailed Work: February 1919 6. The Guilt of Germany: Reparations, Disarmament and War Guilt, February 1919 7. The Tensions Increase: March 1919 8. Fontainebleau and After: Territorial Questions, March- April 1919 9. War Guilt, Reparations and Other Issues, March April 1919 10. Italy's Month: April 1919 11. The Peace Congress: May 1919 12. The Last Crisis: June 1919 13. Portrait of a Decision Bibliographical References Appendix I Appendix II Bibliography Index

About the author

Howard Elcock enjoyed a long and distinguished academic career. He taught at the university of hull between 1966 and 1981 and then Newcastle Polytechnic (now Northumbria University) where he became professor emeritus in 1997.

Product details

• Authors: Howard Elcock, Elcock Howard
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2025
• EAN: 9781041017837
• ISBN: 978-1-0-4101783-7
• No. of pages: 404
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; European History, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, 20th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, LAW / International, LAW / Public, Early 20th century c 1900 to c 1950, Public international law: treaties and other sources