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After the Great War, instead of being divided between the Austro-Hungary, Germany and Russia, Poland emerged from the Treaty of Versailles as an independent nation. Despite being granted independence, Poland was immediately drawn into a series of border wars with the Soviet Union, Lithuania and the Ukraine. As Poland fought with neighbors to define its borders, it also sought to create a truly democratic state. Paul Brykczynski's new book <i>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/029930700X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=029930700X&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=d5c700759700ffc6ff68c8a7636ece96 Primed for Violence: Murder, Antisemitism, and Democratic Politics in Interwar Poland]</i> published by the University of Wisconsin Press explores the tragic efforts of the Polish people to create a new democratic state after electing their first President, Gabriel Narutowicz.