The Soldier, the Builder & the DiplomatContemporary readers, who wonder at the British and American knack for misguided adventure, find useful these three essays on Custer, the Titanic, and the onset of World War I. This book consists of rapier-like literary thrusts into the lives of General George Armstrong Custer, Thomas Andrews (the builder of the Titanic), and Edward Grey. |
Contents
| 13 | |
| 19 | |
The Short Happy Life of Thomas Andrews | 49 |
The Last Man of the Nineteenth Century | 85 |
APPENDIX | 135 |
World War I | 141 |
Asides | 149 |
Titanic | 160 |
World War I | 177 |
Bibliography | 183 |
The Author | 192 |
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