The First World War ended in November 1918. As nations struggled to recover from the losses of more than four years of total war, the settlements that politicians agreed helped lay the foundations for an even more devastating war only twenty years later.

Between the Wars focuses on this critical time in history. It examines the treaties that ended the First World War and looks at the social, political and economic events of the 1920s and 30s. These include the creation of the League of Nations, revolutions in Russia, the splitting up of the Ottoman Empire and the creation of Palestine, the Spanish Civil War, the Great Depression in the USA, fascism in Europe, Stalin's Soviet Union, the militarisation of Japan and the rise of the Nazis in Germany, which ultimately led to the Second World War and the Holocaust.

This fascinating book perfectly sets the scene for the study of the Second World War, showing how the twenty years between the wars was a time of huge global political change, propelling us from one war to another.

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2017 by Hachette Children's Group .

John. C Miles began his fascinating journey of discovery in Toronto, Canada where he trained as a classical musician. Moving to the UK, he spent many years as a parasite on the broad back of London whilst working as a children's non-fiction editor. Like Anthony a Wood, he is a snapper up of unconsidered historical trifles and has spent many years studying the past and wondering how and why. He now lives near Bath, growing parsnips, taking photographs with his collection of vintage film cameras and dressing as an 18th-century pirate.

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: Consequences of war
• 2: The First World War
• 3: The fighting ends
• 4: Counting the cost
• 5: The Treaty of Versailles
• 6: The post-war world
• 7: Russian revolutions
• 8: Problems in the Middle East
• 9: Britain in the 1920s
• 10: Fascism in Italy
• 11: Germany in the 1920s
• 12: The Great Depression
• 13: Anti-Semitism in Germany
• 14: The Nazis come to power
• 15: Stalin's Soviet Union
• 16: Spanish Civil War
• 17: War in Asia
• 18: The road to war
• 19: Kristallnacht
• 20: War again
• 21: Maps
• 22: Timeline
• 23: Glossary
• 24: Index