Project Gutenberg 2016-04-26 Public domain in the USA. 145 Bassett, John Spencer 1867 1928 Bassett, J. S. (John Spencer) 18009436 The Lost Fruits of Waterloo The question of permanent peace -- Early advocates of universal peace -- Problems of the Napoleonic wars -- Europe under the concert of the powers -- The later phases of the concert of Europe -- The Balkan states -- German ideals and organization -- The failure of the old European system -- If the submarines fail -- Obstacles to an enduring peace -- Arguments for a federation of the states -- A federation of the nations. E-text prepared by Chris Curnow, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "The Lost Fruits of Waterloo" by John Spencer Bassett is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work explores the consequences of the Napoleonic Wars and the subsequent attempts to establish lasting peace in Europe, particularly reflecting on the failures to unite nations effectively after the defeat of Napoleon. Bassett emphasizes the need for a structured cooperative approach among nations to prevent future conflicts. The opening of the book begins with a preface where Bassett reveals his motivation for writing, inspired by President Wilson's advocacy for a league of nations to ensure permanent peace after World War I. He reflects on the historical context of the Napoleonic Wars, suggesting that the peace achieved post-Waterloo was superficial and temporary, as the fundamental issues of conflict remained unaddressed. Bassett outlines the evolving landscape of international relations, hinting at the recurring historical ideologies that spur conflict and the critical importance of creating a sustainable system of cooperation among nations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 63.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en World War, 1914-1918 Peace International cooperation D501 Text Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Politics 455987 2025-07-20T16:04:02.777039 text/html 421745 2024-10-23T00:24:19 text/html 355664 2025-07-20T16:04:09.738928 application/epub+zip 352492 2025-07-20T16:04:04.326031 application/epub+zip 244841 2025-07-20T16:04:03.496012 application/epub+zip 469140 2025-07-20T16:04:13.802945 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 425840 2025-07-20T16:04:09.014955 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 319186 2022-09-23T16:22:45.382208 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 379509 2025-07-20T16:04:01.970078 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 359573 2024-10-23T00:24:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18228 2025-07-20T16:04:13.941909 application/rdf+xml 13718 2025-07-20T16:04:03.725952 image/jpeg 2441 2025-07-20T16:04:03.558978 image/jpeg 372256 2025-07-20T16:04:02.815016 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia