tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56517509827718842.post4586426908684566891..comments2024-03-28T13:17:31.923-07:00Comments on Raritania: H.G. Wells' The Shape of Things to Come: Eighty Years OnNaderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06937701625419069972noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56517509827718842.post-68884396553909132812013-06-26T14:33:31.205-07:002013-06-26T14:33:31.205-07:00I look forward for your treatment of Wells "W...I look forward for your treatment of Wells "WW II".<br /><br />freivolkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56517509827718842.post-68985280694504756512013-06-26T04:24:07.559-07:002013-06-26T04:24:07.559-07:00Hi Freivolk. It's good to hear from you again....Hi Freivolk. It's good to hear from you again.<br /><br />Yes, he definitely underestimated Germany--and incidentally, also the ability of the U.S. to recover from the Depression, which made World War II a very different thing from what he anticipated. (Incidentally, I discuss his treatment of World War II in more detail in another post that I hope to publish soon.)<br /><br />And you're quite right about his feelings regarding Poland--or at least, the Polish government of the interwar period. His attitude was not all that unusual at the time, and is a reminder of just how much the war changed common perceptions of Poland's conduct in European politics between his time and ours.Naderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06937701625419069972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56517509827718842.post-581764746778335492013-06-25T23:55:41.997-07:002013-06-25T23:55:41.997-07:00I read the many years ago. The start of the War of...I read the many years ago. The start of the War of 1940 differes much war from our WW II, because its not really an open attack of Nazi-Germany on Poland, but more unrests in Danzig, which escalate to war. Actually Poland seems to be the more aggresive and superior part. I seems that Wells couldn´t forsee how fast Germany would rearm after 1933. He also didn´t seemed to like the Poles.<br /><br />freivolkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com