The path to war

"Neiberg follows American reactions to such events as the Lusitania, German espionage, and the Zimmermann telegram, shedding light on the dilemmas and crises that the country faced in the [World War One] ... years. [He maintains] that World War One was not a parenthetical exception in American history but a moment of national and international self-identification, one whose effects still resonate today"--Provided by publisher.