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Book SynopsisAfter the Great War, Veterans were a new transnational mass phenomenon. This volume uses case studies to discuss the extent and impact of international veterans' organisations and draws out important comparative points between well-researched and documented movements and those that are less well-known.
Trade Review"A remarkable contribution to the transnational history of modern Europe. With this collection of innovative essays, Eichenberg and Newman challenge conventional understandings of the roles of veterans and successfully reframe the historiography of the inter-war period. Essential reading as the Centenary of the Great War now looms large." - Professor Pierre Purseigle, University of Warwick, UK
"This collection of essays is a fine contribution to the trans-national turn in the history of the Great War and its aftermath. Here is a vivid portrait of the solidarities and achievements of men and women who created a world-wide network through which ex-soldiers acted to defend their rights, their families, and their commitment to peace. Essential reading for any student of twentieth-century history." - Professor Jay Winter, Yale University, USA
Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Great War and Veterans' Internationalism; Julia Eichenberg & John Paul Newman PART I: CULTURES OF VICTORY 1. René Cassin and the Victory of French Citizens-Soldiers; Antoine Prost 2. 'The Legion that Sailed but Never Went'. The British Legion and the Munich Crisis of 1938; Niall Barr 3. Well-Armed Internationalism: American Veteran Organizations and the Crafting of an "Associated" Veterans' Internationalism, 1919-1939; Stephen Ortiz PART II: ASPIRATIONAL ALLIES 4. Polish Eagles and Peace Doves. Polish Veterans between Nationalism and Internationalism; Julia Eichenberg 5. Allied Yugoslavia. Serbian Great War Veterans and their Internationalist Ties; John Paul Newman 6. Social Benefits and the Rhetoric of Peace in Czechoslovak Veteran Organizations; Natali Stegmann PART III: THE REVISIONIST CHALLENGE 7. German Veterans' Associations and the Culture of Peace: The Case oft he Reichsbanner; William Mulligan 8. The Italian Associazione Nazionale Mutilati e Invalidi di Guerra and Its International Liaisons in the Post Great War Era; Martina Salvante PART IV: THE INTERNATIONAL DIMENSION 9. International Veterans' Organizations and the Promotion of Disarmament between the Two World Wars; Thomas Davies 10. Beyond Cultures of Victory and Cultures of Defeat? Inter-war Veteran Internationalism; John Horne Bibliography
