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

ISBN-13: 9780367785574 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 400 str.

Andrew Webster

Opis

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.

Recenzje

"This meticulously researched monograph is evidently amagnificent addition to the literature on this inexhaustible subject,and future scholars will find its state-of-the-art classified 31-page bibliography, which includes archives, articles and theses,invaluable." - Antoine Capet, University of Rouen, Francia

Spis treści

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

O autorze

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