This book examines war veterans’ history after 1945 from a global perspective. In the Cold War era, in most countries of the world there was a sizeable portio
In most European countries, the horrific legacy of 1939–45 has made it quite difficult to remember the war with much glory. Despite the Anglo-American memory
At the conclusion of World War II, Americans anxiously contemplated the return to peace. It was an uncertain time, filled with concerns about demobilization, in
In the years following World War II the health and well-being of the nation was of primary concern to the British government. The essays in this collection exam
In the vast literature on how the Second World War has been remembered in Europe, research into what happened in communist Poland, a country most affected by th
