Gelvin noted that "The British did not know quite what to make of President Woodrow Wilson and his conviction (before America's entrance into the war) that the way to end hostilities was for both sides to accept "peace without victory."
Gelvin sinala que: «Os británicos non sabían que o Presidente Woodrow Wilson e a súa convicción (antes da entrada de América na guerra) de que a forma de acabar coas hostilidades era que ambos bandos aceptasen unha ‹paz sen vitoria›.