Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword vii
4. 1. ‘Old Europe’ and the Legacy of Two World Wars 1
5. 2. Prevention or Regulation of War? The Hague Peace Conferences as a Limited Tool for Reforming the International System before 1914 15
6. 3. ‘The Spirit of 1914’: A Critical Examination of War Enthusiasm in German Society 29
7. 4. Construction and Deconstruction of the Idea of French ‘War Enthusiasm’ in 1914 41
8. 5. The Mood in Britain in 1914 58
9. 6. The First World War in the History of the Weimar Republic 77
10. 7. Fascism and the Legacy of the Great War 90
11. 8. The French Desire for Peace and Security in the 1920s 120
12. 9. Britain in the Wake of the Great War 130
13. 10. Germany: War without Public Backing? 140
14. 11. The French Entry into the War in September 1939: Between Reluctance and Resignation 150
15. 12. Great Britain: Declaring War as a Matter of Honour 168
16. 13. Disillusionment, Pragmatism, Indifference: German Society aft er the ‘Catastrophe’ 185
17. 14. The French aft er 1945: Difficulties and Disappointments of an Immediate Post-War Period 204
18. 15. Great Britain: Remembering a Just War (1945–1950) 225
19. 16. Italy after 1945: War and Peace, Defeat and Liberation 257
20. Bibliography 275
21. Notes on Contributors 300
22. Index 304