Good references?

[Pouakai]

I'm doing a project on the aftermath of the Treaty of Versailles and the viewpoints on it from both Britian and Germany. Has anyone got any good sources or references relating to the subject?

 

[Glassfan]

There are many, primary and secondary. What are you interested in?

John Maynard Keynes attended the Versailles conference and wrote The Economic Consequences of the Peace (1919).

I believe Dachs is our resident expert and will probably offer some useful suggestions.

 

[Masada]

Yeah, Keynes isn't much good as a reference and should only be used with care as a source. There are a couple of reasons for this: he was wrong about lots of things, he was decidedly in the minority with his opinions and he had a rather large axe to grind. That his work is so notable is really only with the benefit of significant hindsight.

 

[Pouakai]

Either or, but preferably accessable online - half of the city libraries have been commandeered by the council as their hq was damaged by the Earthquake, and the project is due on Friday.

I have looked into a bit of Keynes, but decided not to include it.

 

[Dachs]

Honestly, I'm not much good on specifics for post-July Crisis diplomatic history, especially in a transnational context. For German opinions on the treaty, I'd advise you to go to the German Historical Institute's GHDI (German History in Documents and Images) page, where they have a few primary sources and perspectives on the whole thing, but the Weimar period archive is unfinished. If you're hurting for British sources (hilariously biased, but if the point is to show perspectives) then I'd recommend Nicolson in addition to Keynes. Other than that, there's the usual standbys for secondary stuff, like MacMillan's decent Paris 1919.

I wish I could help more.