Ambassadorial Diary of John W. Davis: The Court of St. James 1918-1921

The ambassadorial diary of John W. Davis, lawyer, Solicitor General, diplomat & Democratic presidential candidate, written during the troubled years immediately following World War I, is rich in descriptions of the tensions among world powers. Comments, insights & analyses of geopolitical changes which impact upon international problems of the 1990s abound. These include, to name a few, dismemberment & reorganization of the pieces from the Austro-Hungarian & the Ottoman Empires; the Russian revolution; relations between Japan, China & the West, & more. A must reading for historians & all new ambassadors.JULIA DAVIS is the author of 'Ambassadorial Diary of John W. Davis: The Court of St. James 1918-1921', published 1993 under ISBN 9780937058275 and ISBN 0937058270.