Brill Small Powers in the Age of Total War, 1900-1940: 65 (History of Warfare, 65)

About the Author Herman Amersfoort, Ph.D. (1988) in History, University of Leiden, is Professor of Military History at the Netherlands Defence Academy and at the University of Amsterdam. He has published extensively on Dutch military history in the 19th and 20th centuries.Wim Klinkert, Ph.D. (1992) in History, University of Leiden, is Associate Professor of Military History at the Netherlands Defence Academy and is Professor of Military History at the University of Amsterdam. His publications focus on Dutch military history between 1870 and 1945. Product Description In the period 1900-1940 the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Norway and Switzerland reacted in divergent ways to the same foreign military threats. This volume argues that their internal politics and politico-military strategic culture are vital keys to understanding those differences.