Comments on: Slap the Jap and make the Hun pay http://airminded.org/2009/06/28/slap-the-jap-and-make-the-hun-pay/ Airpower and British society, 1908-1941 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:15:39 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Brett Holman http://airminded.org/2009/06/28/slap-the-jap-and-make-the-hun-pay/comment-page-1/#comment-107293 Brett Holman Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:31:11 +0000 http://airminded.org/?p=2136#comment-107293 Yes, it's the same book -- for some reason, it's also been published under a third title, <em>Peacemakers: Six Months That Changed the World</em>! Publishers move in mysterious ways. And regarding Hughes and Wilson, I think the feeling was quite mutual! Yes, it’s the same book — for some reason, it’s also been published under a third title, Peacemakers: Six Months That Changed the World! Publishers move in mysterious ways.

And regarding Hughes and Wilson, I think the feeling was quite mutual!

]]> By: Urban Garlic http://airminded.org/2009/06/28/slap-the-jap-and-make-the-hun-pay/comment-page-1/#comment-107279 Urban Garlic Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:37:39 +0000 http://airminded.org/?p=2136#comment-107279 I recently completed reading Margaret Macmillan's "Paris 1919", which was a very useful introduction to the post-world-war-one peace conference. Prior to that, I had almost no knowledge of it -- the scope was remarkable. (Aside: Is this the same book as your Macmillan reference? Maybe a different edition?) I don't recall Hughes specifically, but on re-checking, I see that he does get an interesting index entry -- the final line under "Hughes, Billy" is " Wilson loathed by, pp.48-49, 93"... I recently completed reading Margaret Macmillan’s “Paris 1919″, which was a very useful introduction to the post-world-war-one peace conference. Prior to that, I had almost no knowledge of it — the scope was remarkable.

(Aside: Is this the same book as your Macmillan reference? Maybe a different edition?)

I don’t recall Hughes specifically, but on re-checking, I see that he does get an interesting index entry — the final line under “Hughes, Billy” is ” Wilson loathed by, pp.48-49, 93″…

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