What Tom Holland has said about American entry into World War I
1 quote · 1 episode · May 24, 2026
Tom Holland, English actor cast as Telemachus, has been quoted on American entry into World War I once in 1 episode of The Rest Is History, most recently on May 24, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Holland characterises Woodrow Wilson as an ineffectual man of peace.
“that presents Wilson as the slightly ineffectual man of peace that he will prove himself to be in due course”
The Rest Is History: 673. The First World War: The Submarine Strikes (Part 3) (May 24, 2026) · Listen from 25:40
Episodes
673. The First World War: The Submarine Strikes (Part 3)The Rest Is History · May 24, 2026 · 1 h 17 min
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook recount the 1915 sinking of the RMS Lusitania by U-20, its conspiracy theories, propaganda aftermath and effect on American opinion.
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- Dominic Sandbrook · 1 quote
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