Strange Allies - Britain, France Dilemmas of Disarmament Security, 1929 1933

Strange Allies examines three intersecting themes of fundamental importance to the international history of the period between the two world wars. This book is the first detailed study of the Anglo-French relationship during a critical period which saw a reshaping of the boundaries of global security.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of tables
Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
Introduction
Chapter One The trials of victory: France, Britain and disarmament after the Great War
Chapter Two Allies of yesterday: Britain in 1929
Chapter Three Security is the guardian of peace: France in 1929
Chapter Four An opening clash: Reparations and the Rhineland
Chapter Five Alternative paths: European union, international arbitration and general disarmament at the League Assembly
Chapter Six The battle of London: The continuing pursuit of naval disarmament
Chapter Seven The problems of 1930: The Rhineland, arbitration and European union
Chapter Eight Enfin désarmement: The Preparatory Commission concludes
Chapter Nine Annus terribilis: 1931 as a year of crisis
Chapter Ten Missed opportunity: preparing for the World Disarmament Conference
Chapter Eleven Collapsing centre: the World Disarmament Conference, 1932-33
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Andrew Webster is Senior Lecturer in Modern European History at Murdoch University, Australia.

Zusammenfassung

Strange Allies examines three intersecting themes of fundamental importance to the international history of the period between the two world wars. This book is the first detailed study of the Anglo-French relationship during a critical period which saw a reshaping of the boundaries of global security.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Andrew Webster, Andrew (Murdoch University Webster
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 19.07.2019
• EAN: 9781138019348
• ISBN: 978-1-138-01934-8
• Seiten: 386
• Serie: Routledge Studies in Modern European History
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > 20. Jahrhundert (bis 1945); Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politische Wissenschaft und Politische Bildung; France, European History, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Europe / France, Second World War, United Kingdom, Great Britain, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Diplomacy, Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General