In The King’s War, Zorann Petrovici (in the photo) immerses the reader in the fascinating and little-known humanitarian work driven by King Alfonso XIII. During World War I, while Europe bled on the battlefields, the King of Spain used his influence to alleviate the suffering of thousands of families affected by the conflict.
Through moving stories and detailed investigations, the author shows the impact that the monarch’s efforts and the team of men and women who worked in the Royal Palace of Madrid in close collaboration with dozens of diplomatic and consular agents, and Spanish Army and Navy officers deployed around the world in war had on the lives of people from multiple nationalities.
From the creation of the European War Office (which managed tens of thousands of searches for the missing and tried to re-establish contact between thousands of families separated by the conflict) to the intervention in the protection and repatriation of prisoners of war and the protection of allied hospital ships, each chapter reveals a crucial aspect of this solidarity work.
The King’s War is an essential book to understand Spain’s role in the Great War and the figure of Alfonso XIII as an unavoidable reference of humanitarian diplomacy.
Zorann Petrovici is a professor of Contemporary History and International Relations at the Pontifical University Comillas and at Nebrija University. He has previously been a professor at Complutense University of Madrid, Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, Camilo José Cela University, and UNED.
Number of pages: 428
Publisher: La Esfera de los Libros, S.L.
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9788410940093
Price: 22.70 euros
