The Global War On Civilians: 1905-1945

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 of the WAR-ON-CIVILIANS 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 WAR-ON-CIVILIANS project took place at the Institut d'études avancées (IEA) in Paris on 10-11 March 2025.