A review by evdoyleii
1917: Lenin, Wilson, and the Birth of the New World Disorder by Arthur Herman

Did not finish book.

2.0

Halfway through and this is where I end. I was hoping for an intelligent and informative account of 1917 but I can't deal with the author's biases any more. I believe his personal opinions and views are coloring and distorting events to fit into his conservative worldview. He seems to bear a strong animus for Woodrow Wilson and portrays him as a wannabe dictator. Certainly Wilson had his flaws but the direction Mr. Herman was going was too far. His interpretations of Wilson's (and Lenin's) actions are seen through his opinions which supplanted Mr. Wilson's and Lenin's objectives. It reminds me of the popular adage: You're entitled to your own opinion but not your own facts.