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Book SynopsisIn A World At War, 1911-1949, leading and emerging scholars of the cultural history of the two world wars begin to break down the traditional barriers between the historiographies of the two conflicts, identifying commonalities as well as casting new light on each as part of a broader mission, in honour of Professor John Horne, to expand the boundaries of academic exploration of warfare in the 20th century. Utilizing techniques and approaches developed by cultural historians of the First World War, this volume showcases and explores four crucial themes relating to the socio-cultural attributes and representation of war that cut across both the First and Second World Wars: cultural mobilization, the nature and depiction of combat, the experience of civilians under fire, and the different meanings of victory and defeat. Contributors are: Annette Becker, Robert Dale, Alex Dowdall, Robert Gerwarth, John Horne, Tomás Irish, Heather Jones, Alan Kramer, Edward Madigan, Anthony McElligott, Michael S. Neiberg, John Paul Newman, Catriona Pennell, Filipe Ribeiro de Meneses, Daniel Todman, and Jay Winter. See inside the book.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements List of Illustrations Notes on Contributors Introduction Catriona Pennell and Filipe Ribeiro de Meneses Part 1: Mobilizing Minds 1 Cultural Mobilization: Henry Moore and the Two World Wars J.M. Winter 2 Petitioning the World: Intellectuals and Cultural Mobilization in the Great War Tomás Irish 3 ‘German Servicemen See Europe’: Cultural Mobilization of Troops on the Aegean ‘Quiet Front’ Anthony McElligott Part 2: Soldiering: Experience and Representation 4 The Sharp End: Witnessing, Perpetrating, and Suffering Violence in 20th Century Wars Alan Kramer 5 The Isle of Saints and Soldiers: The Evolving Image of the Irish Combatant, 1914–1918 Heather Jones and Edward Madigan 6 “For What and For Whom Were We Fighting?” Red Army Soldiers, Combat Motivation and Survival Strategies on the Eastern Front in the Second World War Robert Dale Part 3: Civilians under Fire 7 Against Civilians: Atrocities, Extermination, and Genocide from One World War to the Other, 1942/44–1914 Annette Becker 8 Mobility and Immobility in Civilian Experiences of the First World War: Refugees and Occupied Populations in Europe, 1914–1918 Alex Dowdall 9 Occupation, Memory, and Cultural Demobilization: Paris as Case Study Michael S. Neiberg Part 4: Victory and Defeat 10 Post-wars and Violence: Europe between 1918 and the Later 1940s Robert Gerwarth 11 A Croat Iliad? Miroslav Krleža and the Refractions of Victory and Defeat in Central Europe John Paul Newman 12 “The Worst Disaster”: British Reactions to the Fall of Singapore Daniel Todman A World at War: 1911–1949: Conclusion John Horne Bibliography Index
