‘The last conflict between great nations has exposed the devastating possibilities of modern science. Henceforth progress in the destructiveness of the apparatus of war has been, and will continue to be, so rapid that a conflict to-morrow would spread ten times the desolation caused by the Great War of 1914-18.’
‘All nations have their ambitions, but they are not tempted to impose them upon their neighbours if the hazard is too obviously great. But a sense of overpowering force behind national aims is a constant incitement to recklessness, to greed, and to ambitious patriotism.’
This book is a collection of writings by David Lloyd George analysing the global situation from the end of World War I to 1923. Being the British Prime Minister that led Britain during the latter years of World War I, he knew all of the intricate details of the global situation following the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. Lloyd George’s detailed analysis of international affairs after World War I gives important insights into the time period and his estimation of future events proved incredibly prescient.
David Lloyd George was the British Prime Minister from 1916 to 1922. He led Britain during the latter part of World War I.