Description: Jesse Kauffman explains why Germany's ambitious attempt at nation-building in Poland during WWI failed. The educational and political institutions Germany built for its satellite state could not alleviate Poland's hostility to the plundering of its resources to fuel Germany's war effort.
Brief description: Jesse Kauffman is Professor of History at Eastern Michigan University.
Review Quotes: This is a major contribution to the growing area of comparative occupations from the late nineteenth century through World War II. Kauffman's work underscores that what happened in Eastern Europe during World War I is a crucial turning point, and his findings will force historians to adjust their thinking in many areas. This book will be the standard work on the First World War German occupation of Poland for many years to come.--Robert L. Nelson, University of Windsor