British foreign policy, 1919-1939 - Paul W. Doerr

How did British leaders try to preserve the peace in the years after Versailles? Why did they resort to appeasement when confronted with Adolf Hitler? To what extent were British leaders limited by public opinion, economics and global commitments? These question and more are considered in this volume which surveys the results of the Paris Peace Conference, and the crushing of the hopes of the 1920s under the impact of the Depression. British leaders are here seen trying to cope with the multiple crises of the 1930s, from Manchuria in 1931 to the final descent into war in 1939. Doerr's survey is enhanced by detailed portraits of the leading actors and accounts of some of the famous meetings and events.  

data wydania

1998 (data przybliżona)

ISBN

9780719046728

liczba stron

291

język

polski