SINCLAIR, DAVID — Hall of Mirrors

UK, Century. 2001. Hardcover with dust jacket, 24.5cm. Book, Sinclair's book is a fascinating insight into the single event which shaped the face of the modern world. If the Great War of 1914-1918 was a tragedy, then the Treaty of Versailles was a complete travesty. Rather than sealing a guarantee for peace, stability and prosperity for a new and better world, the treaty ensured that the remainder of the twentieth century would see horror, brutality and suffering unparalleled in human history. The treaty was engineered and manipulated by self-interested politicians with individual motivations and contrasting agendas. Hall of Mirrors reflects on how the representatives of America, Britain and France - Woodrow Wilson, David Lloyd George and Georges Clemenceau - deliberately ignored the possibility of finding a progressive international solution. Hall of Mirrors is a fascinating story of destruction, delusion and greed - 324 crisp pp, 700g for posting. Excellent/Very Good.