The Foreign Office and Finland: Diplomatic Sideshow

ISBN-13: 9780415652438 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 200 str.

Craig Gerrard

Opis

In the years 1938-1940 the British foreign office struggled to keep Finland safe from Soviet aggression & out of the German sphere of influence. Craig Gerrard follows the twists & turns of a diplomatic campaign that in many ways foreshadowed the Cold War.

Spis treści

Introduction Chapter 1. 1938: British policy, the Åland Islands and Finnish rearmament Chapter 2. 1939: Attempts to solve the Åland Islands problem Chapter 3. 1939: The problems of rearmament Chapter 4. Britain, the USSR, and the question of Finland Chapter 5. The Aftermath of the Nazi-Soviet Pact: The Northern Department and the deterioration of Finno-Soviet Relations Chapter 6. The debate at Geneva Chapter 7 The Winter War: the first month Chapter 8. The Winter War: The second and third months Chapter 9. The end of the war and the frustration of Collier's hopes Conclusion Bibliography

O autorze

Craig Gerrard