Books by Sally Marks

German violation of Belgian neutrality escalated the 1914 hostilities into a world war, and disagreement about Belgium's future did much to block a compromise peace. In the postwar decade, Belgium's role as intermediary between France and Britain was pivotal, and its primary concerns reveal mush about postwar Europe's search for stability.

Sally Marks' analysis of European diplomacy between World War I and Hitler's advent explores the reasons why a lasting peace failed to occur in the interwar era.

In the space of little over thirty years, the world was transformed. Europe's great powers were no longer ascendant and the US became a 'superpower'. This book assesses what happened during that time. Stressing the role of empire and the nonwestern world, it offers a truly international picture of the period.