'The First Year of World War II, 1919', puts forward the idea that the
events of 1919 were so significant that they in fact saw the beginning
of World War Two, such a short while after the end of the First World
War. This book explores the events that took place and discusses their
impact.
Key events such as Hitler and Mussolini entering politics, the
Bolsheviks beginning to win the Russian Civil War and so Stalin gaining
power and of course the effect of the severe Treaty of Versailles on an
already damaged Germany are covered in detail.
But it was not only Europe that saw changes. America entered isolation
and prohibition and Japan became a major threat in the far east. All
these events undoubtedly had an effect on the war and in turn on the
world, but were they the start of the war?