Shaping British Foreign and Defence Policy in the Twentieth Century [electronic resource] : A Tough Ask in Turbulent Times /
Murfett, M.editor.
This volume is devoted to the shaping of British foreign and defence policymaking in the twentieth century and illustrates why it's relatively easy for states to lose their way as they grope for a safe passage forward when confronted by mounting international crises and the antics of a few desperate men.
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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; Introduction; 1 Professor David Neville Dilks, MA (Oxon), FRHistS, FRSL (1938-): An Appreciation from Afar; 2 The British Empire's Image of East Asia, 1900-41: Politics, Ideology and International Order; 3 The Struggle to Maintain Locarno Diplomacy: Britain and the Idea of a Political Truce in 1931; 4 'Leaving Us in the Lurch': The British Government, the First DRC Enquiry and the United States, 1933-34; 5 Chamberlain, the British Army and the 'Continental Commitment'; 6 Eden, the Foreign Office and the 'German Problem', 1935-38
7 Harold Nicolson and Appeasement8 Another Jewel Forsaken: The Role of Singapore in British Foreign and Defence Policy, 1919-68; 9 Quadruple Failure? The British-American Split over Collective Security in Southeast Asia, 1963-66; 10 GCHQ and UK Computer Policy: Teddy Poulden, ICL and IBM; Select Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This volume is devoted to the shaping of British foreign and defence policymaking in the twentieth century and illustrates why it's relatively easy for states to lose their way as they grope for a safe passage forward when confronted by mounting international crises and the antics of a few desperate men.
Military history.
Great Britain-History.
World politics.
History, Modern.
World history.
Politics and war.
History of Military.
History of Britain and Ireland.
Political History.
Modern History.
World History, Global and Transnational History.
Military and Defence Studies.