The scheme and scale upon which this history is planned do not permit us to enter into the complicated and acrimonious disputes that centre about the treaties, and particularly of the Treaty of Versailles, which concluded the Great War.

• 本史书拟订的计划和范围不允许我们详细涉及围绕着一系列条约，尤其是《凡尔赛条约》，所展开的复杂而激烈的争论，正是这些条约结束了第一次世界大战。