In October 2023, British historian Richard Overy published "Weltenbrand. The Great Imperial War, 1931-1945", providing another comprehensive overview of the Second World War. Ulrich Schlie critically appraises the work in his guest article for the Neue Zürcher Zeitung on 15 January 2024. At the same time, Ulrich Schlie emphasises some of the shortcomings of the account: "Overy's outlook on the new global order is glossed over and includes a number of misjudgements". In particular, Putin's invasion of Ukraine refutes the thesis that the Second World War was the last imperial war
Ulrich Schlie in the NZZ on Richard Overy's "Weltenbrand. The great imperial war, 1931-1945" Ulrich Schlie in the NZZ on Richard Overy's "Weltenbrand. The great imperial war, 1931-1945"
In a guest article for the Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Ulrich Schlie analyses Richard Overy's recently published work "Weltenbrand. The great imperial war, 1931 - 1945".
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Ulrich Schlie is director of the Center for Advanced Security, Strategic and Integration Studies (CASSIS) and Henry Kissinger Professor of Security and Strategic Studies at the Institute for Political Science and Sociology.