Jarosław Suchoples Knihy

This volume is a collection of thirty papers written by authors from around the world. The writers focus on topics related to their own research interests. As a result, readers obtain a worldwide perspective on World War II from academics working on nearly every continent, proving that World War II was, probably, the first ever truly global experience for humanity. Present are many and different perspectives on the war. Eighty years after the end of World War II, these academics share their knowledge and reflections about a gruesome, but still not very remote time. In the new millennium, their studies should remind readers that the ‘end of history’ has been an impossible illusion and warn that peace and stability in international relations are not a given.

This book discusses various aspects of World War I. It focuses on topics proposed by contributors resulting from their own research interests. Nevertheless, as a result of common efforts, re-visiting those chosen aspects of the Great War of 1914–1918 enables the presentation of a volume that shows the multidimensional nature and consequences of this turning point in the history of particular nations, if not all mankind. This book, if treated as an intellectual journey through several continents, shows that World War I was not exclusively Europe’s war, and that it touched – in different ways – more parts of the globe than usually considered.

This collection of essays focuses on forgotten figures, events and policies of twentieth century Europe and America. At first glance, the topics seem disparate, covering a range of time periods and regions, from pre-WWI Germany to post-WWII America, yet each raises similar questions about inter-relationships between states, the ways in which the struggles of the age shaped the lives of individuals and the roles individuals played in key historical events. The collection establishes new vantage points from which to survey the period and opens up previously unexplored lines of investigation.