One Hundred Years Of Paace

Published in 1913, this book by Henry Cabot Lodge examines the history of peace in Europe from the Congress of Vienna in 1815 to the outbreak of World War I in 1914. Lodge, a prominent American statesman and historian, argues that the balance of power system established by the Congress of Vienna helped to maintain peace in Europe for nearly a century. He also discusses the factors that led to the breakdown of this system and the outbreak of war in 1914.

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