ABSTRACT
On the other hand, authors of texts in England and Wales have consistently refused the United States credit for its con tribution to an Allied victory in 1918. Scarcely one details the vast flow of money and supplies across the Atlantic before America entered the war, and none deals adequately with American contributions to final victory. An author who writes that ‘thanks to the unceasing efforts of the Admiralty and the courageous determination of the Prime Minister, the losses declined steadily throughout the year and the rate of U-boat sinkings increased’ is closing his eyes to the role of the United States in a success that could have been achieved by neither nation alone. The repetition of half-truths, and the consistent monopolization of credit for the author’s country, creates in the reader an impression of one invincible nation, forever right, forever triumphant, and forever superior to its neighbours. This is an image that is both false and dangerous in today’s world.
