Paris 1919
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Paris 1919
| Full title | Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World |
|---|---|
| Author | Margaret MacMillan |
| Published | 2001 |
| Pages | 570 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Margaret MacMillan’s history of the six months of the Paris Peace Conference — Wilson, Lloyd George, Clemenceau — and the borders they drew across Europe and the Middle East that are still contested. The clearest account of how much of the twentieth century was decided in a handful of rooms by exhausted people. |
Where I heard about it
- @typesfast’s thread — named in the replies to his question “What’s the best history book you’ve read?”, June 2025. Full set of replies: What’s the best history book… (tweet).
About this edition
Published in the UK as Peacemakers.
Connections
- What’s the best history book… (tweet) — the thread this came out of; the full recovered list lives there.
- World War I — the war this settled, badly.
What links here
Curated by Kyle Harrison. Organized by Claude. Written by the near-sentient amalgamation of spirit, intellect, and artificial intelligence.