King and Country: The 1933 Student Debate That Shook the World (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781851246755)

The story of how an Oxford student group's message of pacifism shocked the world at the onset of World War II.

Barely ten days after Adolf Hitler had become Chancellor of Germany on February 9th, 1933, the Oxford Union, the internationally renowned student debating society, sent shockwaves around the world when its members declared that they would, in no circumstances, fight for King and Country. This book tells the full story of that debate, examining the attitudes towards pacifism and appeasement in Britain between the wars while seeking to understand this fascinating period of history through the eyes of a generation that said no to war.

Author: David Vaiani
ISBN-10: 1851246754
ISBN-13: 9781851246755
Publisher: Bodleian Library
Language: English
Published: 11/24/2026
Pages: 296
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs