1st Edition
Maintaining Neutrality in Modern Europe A Military History of the Age of Total War
Contents
Chapter 1 – Baudet, Kruizinga, de Jong - Between Coward Angels and Mona Lisa’s Smile
Chapter 2 – Jonas - Neutrality and Small-State Security in the German Confederation: Frankfurt and the Politics of Germany and Europe, 1815-1866
Chapter 3 – De Schaepdrijver – “Discussing” Neutrality in a Silenced Polity: Occupied Belgium, 1914-1918
Chapter 4 – Moeyes - “Do not speak to the man at the wheel.” The Dutch Demobilization Debate of 1914–1916.
Chapter 5 – Tames - Fear and anxiety in the neutral Netherlands during the First World War
Chapter 6 – Klinkert - "Kindly Hosts": Children, Prisoners of War, and the Politics of Dutch Neutrality, 1914–1918.
Chapter 7 – Olsansky - "With the enemy of the aggressor", Neutrality and the Swiss Army Command during the Era of the World Wars
Chapter 8 – Amersfoort - The End of Neutrality, The Netherlands armed forces and preparations for allied warfare against Germany, 1919-1940
Chapter 9 – Wylie - Grasping at thin air. Neutrality and the defence of Swiss air space during the 2nd world war
Chapter 10 – Figiaconi - Two Sides of the Same Coin? Bridging the Conceptual Divide Between Hedging and Neutrality Literatures`
Biography
Floribert Baudet is Professor of Military History at the Netherlands Defence Academy and the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. His publications include Perspectives on Military Intelligence from the First World War to Mali (edited, 2017) and The art of Scaling: Organising swift adaptation to cope with crises and war (2025).
Samuël Kruizinga is Associate Professor of War Studies at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. His research focuses on globalised warfare, neutrality, economic warfare, and small states. Major recent publications include Grey Zone: Conflict beyond War and Peace (with Marco Wyss, 2026).
Henk de Jong is Associate Professor of Military History and Military Strategy at the Netherlands Defence Academy, the Netherlands. His fields of interest and expertise include cultural aspects of war and warfare, particularly its literary and visual perceptions and representations. His publications include Educating Officers: The Thinking Soldier, The NLDA and the Bologna Declaration (edited with Wim Klinkert, Myriame Bollen, Marenne Jansen, Eric-Hans Kramer and Lisette Vos 2019).
