Dilemmas of Appeasement: British Deterrence and Defense, 1934–1937

Gaines Post

Published by Cornell University Press 1993

Dilemmas of Appeasement

British Deterrence and Defense, 1934–1937

Gaines Post

In the series Cornell Studies in Security Affairs

https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501735202

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About this book

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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Gaines Post, Jr., is Professor of History at Claremont McKenna College.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
PART I. From Disarmament to Rearmament, 1934-1935
1. First Steps toward Rearmament Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	25
PART II. The Mediterranean Crisis, July-December 1935
2. The Italo-Ethiopian War Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	81
3. Coercion Abroad and Coordination at Home Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	116
PART III. The Rhineland Crisis, January-May 1936
4. Defense Policy and the German Question Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	157
5. Buying Time Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	190
PART IV. The Search for Coherence, June 1936-MAY 1937
6. Foreign Policy at Risk Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	247
7. From Baldwin to Chamberlain Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	297
Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	331
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	345
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	355

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Language: English
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Audience: General/trade;
Pages
- Main content: 384
Keywords: Political Science & Political History; Security Studies; International Studies

eBook

Published: May 15, 2019
ISBN: 9781501735202