History of International Relations and Russian Foreign Policy in the 20th Century (Volume I) Edited by Anatoly V. Torkunov, William C. Wohlforth, Boris F. Martynov

This first volume, covering 1914-1945, shows how the short-sightedness of world leaders, the unbound nationalism of the masses and the unpredictable will of destiny led to World War I. It then addresses the core topic of how the common desire for peace, which reigned after the end of that war, could rocket Hitler to power in Germany and then lead to World War II.