{"product_id":"king-and-country-david-vaiani-9781851246755","title":"King and Country: The 1933 Student Debate That Shook the World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe story of how an Oxford student group's message of pacifism shocked the world at the onset of World War II.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBarely 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Vaiani\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1851246754\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781851246755\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bodleian Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs","brand":"David Vaiani","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49001244426495,"sku":"9781851246755","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/king-and-country-david-vaiani-9781851246755","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}