Alternatives To Appeasement

Author : Andrew David Stedman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2014-12-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780857736284

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Alternatives to Appeasement by Andrew David Stedman Pdf

Neville Chamberlain's policy of appeasing Hitler's Germany has been widely condemned. However, historians (and politicians) have been divided about the viability of alternative courses of action. Andrew David Stedman's illuminating new study of British foreign policy before World War II systematically analyses the various alternatives to appeasement - from isolationism to collective security to outright war - and examines their origins, risks and feasibility. It surveys the advocates of other strategies - including key thinkers and decision-makers such as Churchill, Eden, Amery, Beaverbrook and Halifax - and outlines the complexities of the decisions they faced, which have previously been largely overlooked. Marking a valuable new contribution to appeasement historiography, this is the first work to synthesise all the alternatives available to Chamberlain, as well as illuminating policy debate within the British government. Stedman provides a vigorous analysis of Chamberlain's assessment of each rival policy, and shows why ultimately, he opted for appeasement. Also contributing to debates on the use of appeasement in the modern world, this book will be essential reading for historians of World War II and the twentieth century, as well as scholars of International Relations

Author : Sidney Aster
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 052184374X

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Appeasement and All Souls by Sidney Aster Pdf

Appeasement alternatives to World War II have been the subject of intense debate and this volume addresses the vital phenomenon of elite and intellectual opinion. Representing a wide-ranging selection of individuals with considerable wealth and public service, the unique All Souls 'think-tank' deliberated for almost two years to develop an alternative foreign policy for a country facing the menacing threat of World War II. This volume analyzes the think-tank's struggles to establish a consensus for a foreign policy document to guide public debate in the avoidance of another world war.

Author : Stella Rudman
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2011-01-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781443827508

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Lloyd George and the Appeasement of Germany, 1919-1945 by Stella Rudman Pdf

This book examines Lloyd George’s attitudes to Germany during the inter-war period and beyond. As Prime Minister until October 1922 and a leading player in the shaping of postwar Europe, Lloyd George maintained an active critical interest in Britain’s European policy almost until his death in 1945. After a brief survey of his role at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, the book considers Lloyd George’s policy towards Germany during the rest of his premiership. It then examines his interventions across the remaining inter-war years, concluding with an evaluation of his advocacy of a compromise peace with Hitler during World War Two. In 1941 Churchill likened Lloyd George’s attitude to Germany to that of Marshal Pétain. The evidence in some ways vindicates that comparison. It shows that, after 1918, Lloyd George supported appeasement on most issues involving Germany—even during Hitler’s chancellorship, and even after World War Two began. His belief that Germany had just grievances, his suspicion of French motives, his admiration for Hitler and his growing conviction that Germany had been treated unfairly at Versailles, led him to see her as a long-suffering under-dog. The book also sheds light on the evolution of the appeasement policies of successive British governments throughout the inter-war period; and, by comparing Lloyd George’s views with those of contemporary leaders and opinion-formers, it highlights ideas for alternatives to appeasement as conceived at the time rather than by historians in hindsight.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2022-05-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0367555212

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War in Spain by Anonim Pdf

This book argues that during the Spanish Civil War, the European democracies deployed a policy of 'non-intervention', the effect of which wiped out Spanish democracy and led to the rise of international fascism.

Author : Tim Bouverie
Publisher : Arrow
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1784705748

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Appeasing Hitler by Tim Bouverie Pdf

The Sunday Times Bestseller 'Astonishing' ANTONY BEEVOR 'One of the most promising young historians to enter our field for years' MAX HASTINGS On a wet afternoon in September 1938, Neville Chamberlain stepped off an aeroplane and announced that his visit to Hitler had averted the greatest crisis in recent memory. It was, he later assured the crowd in Downing Street, 'peace for our time'. Less than a year later, Germany invaded Poland and the Second World War began. This is a vital new history of the disastrous years of indecision, failed diplomacy and parliamentary infighting that enabled Nazi domination of Europe. Drawing on previously unseen sources, it sweeps from the advent of Hitler in 1933 to the beaches of Dunkirk, and presents an unforgettable portrait of the ministers, aristocrats and amateur diplomats whose actions and inaction had devastating consequences. 'Brilliant and sparkling . . . Reads like a thriller. I couldn't put it down' Peter Frankopan 'Vivid, detailed and utterly fascinating . . . This is political drama at its most compelling' James Holland 'Bouverie skilfully traces each shameful step to war . . . in moving and dramatic detail' Sunday Telegraph

Author : Norman Spinrad
Publisher : SIU Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 0809316714

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Science Fiction in the Real World by Norman Spinrad Pdf

Updates Lentz's previous work (which Library journal said was producers, screenwriters, cinematographers, special effects technicians, make-up artists, art directors. III: film index. IV: TV series index. V: alternate title index. Science fiction writer Spinrad presents 13 essays, some previously published, examining particular works in the genre, aspects of the industry, and how they influence each other. Topics include critical standards, the visual expression in comic books and movies, modes of content, politics, and profiles of individual authors. No bibliography. Paper edition (unseen), $14.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : R. Gerald Hughes
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2014-01-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780935454

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The Postwar Legacy of Appeasement by R. Gerald Hughes Pdf

Focusing on the Cold War and the post-Cold War eras, R. Gerald Hughes explores the continuing influence of Appeasement on British foreign policy and re-evaluates the relationship between British society and Appeasement, both as historical memory and as a foreign policy process. The Postwar Legacy of Appeasement explores the reaction of British policy makers to the legacies of the era of Appeasement, the memory of Appeasement in public opinion and the media and the use of Appeasement as a motif in political debate regarding threats faced by Britain in the post-war era. Using many previously unpublished archival sources, this book clearly demonstrates that many of the core British beliefs and cultural norms that had underpinned the Chamberlainite Appeasement of the 1930s persisted in the postwar period.

Author : Kenneth Pollack
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2014-09-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781476733937

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Unthinkable by Kenneth Pollack Pdf

A foremost expert on Middle Eastern relations examines Iran's current nuclear potential while charting America's future course of action, recounting the prolonged clash between both nations to outline options for American policymakers. By the author of The Persian Puzzle.

Author : Richard Cockett
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1989-01-01
Category : Germany
ISBN : 0312031408

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Twilight of Truth by Richard Cockett Pdf

Author : Robert Alexander Clarke Parker
Publisher : Bedford/st Martins
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 031209969X

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Chamberlain and Appeasement by Robert Alexander Clarke Parker Pdf

Author : Dr Richard S Grayson,Richard S. Grayson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2013-11-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781135270902

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Liberals, International Relations and Appeasement by Dr Richard S Grayson,Richard S. Grayson Pdf

This work shows the importance of analysing the "low" politics of areas that have traditionally been dominated by "high" politics. The role of bodies such as the Liberal Summer School and the Women's Liberal Federation are examined, along with the work of thinkers such as JM Keynes.

Author : Brian C. Rathbun
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2019-02-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781108427425

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Reasoning of State by Brian C. Rathbun Pdf

Challenges the assumption of the rationality of foreign policy makers in international relations, showing how leaders systematically vary in the rationality of their thinking.

Author : Jeremy Leggett
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-08
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781134578719

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The Energy of Nations by Jeremy Leggett Pdf

Systemic global risks of oil supply, climate shock and financial collapse threaten tomorrow's economies and mean businesses and policy makers face huge challenges in fuelling tomorrow’s world. Jeremy Leggett gives a personal testimony of the dangers often ignored and incompletely understood - a journey through the human mind, the institutionalization of denial, and the reasons civilizations fail. It is also an account of tantalizing hope, because mobilizing renewables and redeploying energy funding can soften the crash of modern capitalism and set us on a road to renaissance.

Author : Ian Kershaw
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2012-07-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9780241959213

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Making Friends with Hitler by Ian Kershaw Pdf

Britain, as the most powerful of the European victors of World War One, had a unique responsibility to maintain the peace in the aftermath of the Treaty of Versailles. The outbreak of a second, even more catastrophic war in 1939 has therefore always raised painful questions about Britain's failure to deal with Nazism. Could some other course of action have destroyed Hitler when he was still weak? In this highly disturbing new book, Ian Kershaw examines this crucial issue. He concentrates on the figure of Lord Londonderry - grandee, patriot, cousin of Churchill and the government minister responsible for the RAF at a crucial point in its existence. Londonderry's reaction to the rise of Hitler-to pursue friendship with the Nazis at all costs-raises fundamental questions about Britain's role in the 1930s and whether in practice there was ever any possibility of preventing Hitler's leading Europe once again into war.

Author : Gaynor Johnson
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2009-03-26
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781443809436

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The International Context of the Spanish Civil War by Gaynor Johnson Pdf

This book, which consists of essays by leading scholars in the field of twentieth century international history, examines the wider context of one of the most bitter and bloody civil wars in European history - the Spanish Civil War. The chapters discuss all of the major debates that surround the ideological and political context of the war, including the extent to which it could be regarded as a 'dress rehearsal' for the Second World War. The book also debates the nature of civil war in the twentieth century and as such will be of interest to military and international historians as well as to historians of the history of ideas.