Mathematicians at War: Volterra and His French Colleagues in World War I

Preface PART I: Introduction to the letters What is this book about? The protagonists Italy and France at the eve of WW1 Vito Volterra and his institutional activity Volterra and Italian interventionism between 1914 and 1915 PART II: Volterra's exchanges with Borel, Hadamard and Picard Part III: Complements The case Pérès Persuading the American Jewish community French propaganda Cultural relations between Italy and France Bibliography Index Nominorum