P. Bell

Chamberlain, Germany and Japan, 1933-4

Redefining British Strategy in an Era of Imperial Decline

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the role of Chamberlain and the National Government in responding to the strategic problems created by the emergence of a two-front danger from Germany and Japan. It focuses on the first defence requirements enquiry of 1933-4, when rearmament foundations were laid and foreign policy redefined. It explores the inter-relationship between the different departments of state, and between individuals, in the formulation of policy at a time of crisis, and sheds light on the debate about appeasement.

Produktdetails

• Studies in Military and Strategic History
• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-0-333-64434-8
• 1996
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Juni 1996
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 412g
• ISBN-13: 9780333644348
• ISBN-10: 0333644344
• Artikelnr.: 44372785

Autorenporträt

PETER BELL

Inhaltsangabe

Preface - Acknowledgements - The Danger from Germany and Japan - Confronting the Two-Front Menace - The Ultimate Potential Enemy - Disarmament, Security and Defence Requirements - The Practical Politics of the Far East - Cutting the Coat according to the Cloth - Perspectives - Conclusion - Appendix 1: F.O. Memorandum on the Foreign Policy of His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom - Appendix 2: Annual Review for 1933 by the Chiefs of Staff - Appendix 3: Memorandum respecting Anglo-Japanese Relations and the Question of Naval Parity -Appendix 4: Minute by Sir R. Vansittart - Appendix 5: Note by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the Report of the DRC - Appendix 6: Interim Report by Ministerial Committee dealing with Air Defence - Appendix 7: Report by Ministerial Committee on Defence Requirements - List of Principal Characters in Text - Chronology of Main Events - Abbreviations used in Notes - Notes - Bibliography - Index