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Excerpt from Our War With Germany: A History The participation of the United States in the great war is one of the rare historical events that give direction to the progress of the world. The self-governing states of Europe were struggling for life and the greatest republic in the world went to their assistance at the critical moment. A century ago the American people first proved that republican government can succeed in a first rate nation. It was as fitting as essential that they should have interfered to preserve it in time of danger. It is in this sense that the future historian will make up his opinion of our part in the great struggle. When the passions of the day subside, the American people will come to this view of the subject. They will not ask very closely about the errors committed in the conduct of the war, but they will wish to know what the world crisis was, how the nation as a nation met it, and how the people now living adjusted themselves to the problems growing out of the war when it was won. It is from the standpoint of the historian that I have endeavored to tell the story of the struggle. It was not possible to omit mention of matters which have excited controversy, but earnest efforts have been made to present them with due appreciation of the motives of persons on both sides of the questions. If the story does not please the reader, let me ask him before condemnation to try to imagine how he could please all parties. As for the sources of information, use has been made of all the materials that could be found. Public documents have been consulted as far as they were available. The special articles in the newspapers have been used freely. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.