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Shaping British Foreign and Defence Policy in the Twentieth Century :

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1137431490

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9781137431493

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b385368

Title Proper

Shaping British Foreign and Defence Policy in the Twentieth Century :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

a Tough Ask in Turbulent Times.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Basingstoke

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Palgrave Macmillan,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2014.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

(303 pages).

Series Title

Security, conflict and cooperation in the contemporary world.

Text of Note

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.

Text of Note

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.",,,,"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.

Electronic books

Malcolm Murfett

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