Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Introduction 1
5. 1 Crossroads to World Revolution, 1917–1920 14
6. 2 Europe at the Brink 28
7. 3 Subverting Great Britain and Its Empire 61
8. 4 The Manchurian Fiasco, 1931 85
9. 5 Stalin’s Gamble on German Nationalism 104
10. 6 The Impact of Hitler 122
11. 7 Italy Breaks Out 160
12. 8 The Paradox of the Popular Front 178
13. 9 Spain and the Schism of Europe 205
14. 10 A United Front against Japan 245
15. 11 The Appeasement of Germany, 1937–1939 258
16. 12 War, 1939–1940 326
17. 13 The Invasion of the Soviet Union 368
18. Conclusions 380
19. Notes 387
20. Bibliography 449
21. Index 465