Title War veterans and fascism in interwar Europe / Ángel Alcalde, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2017 ©2017

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 314 pages) Series Studies in the social and cultural history of modern warfare Studies in the social and cultural history of modern warfare. Contents Part I. Fascism and veterans after the Great War -- The Great War veterans and the origins of Fascism, 1914-1919 -- War veterans and the rise of Italian Fascism, 1920-1922 -- Part II. Fascism and veterans during the 1920s -- Veterans under fascist rule, 1923-1925 -- Veterans and fascism : consolidation and European expansion, 1925-1929 -- Part III. Fascism and veterans during the 1930s -- Transnational fascism and veterans, 1929-1935 -- Veterans between fascism and anti-fascism, war and peace, 1936-1940 Summary "This book analyses the transnational relationship between war veterans and fascism in interwar Europe. For decades, historians have strived to explain why the European continent, only twenty years after a cataclysmic war of unprecedented murderous dimensions, became involved in a new, even more horrendous, world conflict. Although there were important democratic experiences and remarkable advances in many facets of human life, the interwar period saw the progressive demolition of the peaceful order for which many people had hoped in the wake of the Great War. While at the beginning of 1919 democracies clearly dominated Europe, by June 1940 they were the exception to the rule. This eclipse of democracy, marked by violent conflicts and civil wars, cannot be understood without placing fascism at its centre. Fascism was a product of the First World War experience, and fascism can also be considered to have triggered the Second World War. In this scenario, explaining the links between fascism and war veterans, the men who were also a direct legacy of the Great War, remains crucial"--Introduction Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Fascism -- Europe -- History -- 20th century Veterans -- Political activity -- Europe -- History -- 20th century Veterans -- Europe -- Social conditions -- 20th century World War, 1914-1918 -- Veterans -- Europe World War, 1914-1918 -- Influence HISTORY -- Europe -- General. Fascism Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Politics and government Social conditions Veterans Veterans -- Political activity Veterans -- Social conditions SUBJECT Europe -- Politics and government -- 1918-1945. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045749 Europe -- Social conditions -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045759 Subject Europe Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781108182423 1108182429 9781108524681 1108524680 9781108518727 1108518729 1316648184 9781316648186 1108515746 9781108515740 1108506801 9781108506809 1108514251 9781108514255 1108517234 9781108517232

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