Remembering the Road to World War Two - 9780415230179

Taylor & Francis

Remembering the Road to World War TwoInternational History, National Identity, Collective Memory\nAuthor(s): Patrick Finney\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415230179, 978-0415230179\nSynopsis\nThis is comparative history on a grand scale, skilfully analysing complex national debates and drawing major conclusions without ever losing the necessary nuances of interpretation. \n\nStefan Berger, University of Manchester, UK\n\nRemembering the Road to World War Two is a broad and comparative international survey of the historiography of the origins of the Second World War. It explores how, in the case of each of the major combatant countries, historical writing on the origins of the Second World War has been inextricably entwined with debates over national identity and collective memory. \n\nSpanning seven case studies the Soviet Union, Germany, Italy, France, Great Britain, the United States and Japan Patrick Finne.