'This is comparative history on a grand scale, which skilfully analyses complex national debates and draws major conclusions without ever losing the necessary nuances of interpretation' - Stefan Berger, University of Manchester, UK. "Remembering the Road to World War Two" is a broad and comparative, international survey of the historiography of the origins of the Second World War. It explores how, in the case of each of the major combatant countries, historical writing on the origins of the Second World War has been inextricably linked with conceptions of national identity and collective memory. Including seven case studies - Great Britain, the Soviet Union, the United States, France, Italy, Germany and Japan - Patrick Finney proposes a new, international, comparative approach to historiography. This provocative volume discusses the evolution of interpretations, and the political, cultural, disciplinary and archival factors which have contributed to the construction of historical understandings, arguing that the texts about the origins of the war are an integral part of the creation of a sense of subjective national identity. Offering an innovative perspective on international history, and delineating the complex and inextricable relationship between historiography and national identity, this book will prove fascinating reading for all students of the Second World War.