The Global War On Civilians: 1905-1945

Professor Sheldon Garon (Princeton University & Sciences Po) delivered a lecture at German Institute for Japanese Studies Tokyo titled “Writing a Global History of the Second World War by Taking Japan Seriously".

Professor Sheldon Garon (Princeton University & Sciences Po) delivered a seminar at Tokyo College titled “The Global War on Civilians: Applying Transnational History in a Collaborative Project".

In this episode, Anne van Mourik speaks with historian Tatjana Tönsmeyer (University of Wuppertal) and Peter Romijn (NIOD and UvA) about Tönsmeyer’s groundbreaking book Unter deutscher Besatzung: Europa 1939–1945 (Under German occupation: Europe 1939-1945).

Professor Sheldon Garon, Principal Investigator in "The Global War On Civilians, 1905-1945" project and Nissan Professor of History at Princeton University, delivered a keynote address at the international conference "The Second World War: 80 Years On", held at King’s College London from June 11 to 13, 2025.

The inaugural conference of the ERC-funded "The Global War on Civilians, 1905-1945" project took place at the Institut d'études avancées (IEA) in Paris on 10-11 March 2025.