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Dilemmas of Appeasement : British Deterrence and Defense, 1934–1937 / Gaines Post.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Cornell Studies in Security AffairsPublisher: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2019]Copyright date: ©1993Description: 1 online resource (384 p.)Content type:
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  • 9781501735202
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- PART I. From Disarmament to Rearmament, 1934-1935 -- 1. First Steps toward Rearmament -- PART II. The Mediterranean Crisis, July-December 1935 -- 2. The Italo-Ethiopian War -- 3. Coercion Abroad and Coordination at Home -- PART III. The Rhineland Crisis, January-May 1936 -- 4. Defense Policy and the German Question -- 5. Buying Time -- PART IV. The Search for Coherence, June 1936-MAY 1937 -- 6. Foreign Policy at Risk -- 7. From Baldwin to Chamberlain -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary: This book offers fresh perspectives on British appeasement, grand strategy, and policymaking in a crucial and much-debated period. Gaines Post Jr. reexamines how British leaders planned foreign policy and imperial defense as they faced the increasing likelihood of war with the dictatorial regimes of Germany, Italy, and Japan.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- PART I. From Disarmament to Rearmament, 1934-1935 -- 1. First Steps toward Rearmament -- PART II. The Mediterranean Crisis, July-December 1935 -- 2. The Italo-Ethiopian War -- 3. Coercion Abroad and Coordination at Home -- PART III. The Rhineland Crisis, January-May 1936 -- 4. Defense Policy and the German Question -- 5. Buying Time -- PART IV. The Search for Coherence, June 1936-MAY 1937 -- 6. Foreign Policy at Risk -- 7. From Baldwin to Chamberlain -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index

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This book offers fresh perspectives on British appeasement, grand strategy, and policymaking in a crucial and much-debated period. Gaines Post Jr. reexamines how British leaders planned foreign policy and imperial defense as they faced the increasing likelihood of war with the dictatorial regimes of Germany, Italy, and Japan.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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