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Britain, America and rearmament in the 1930s :

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1280219599

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Britain, America and rearmament in the 1930s :

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[Book]

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the cost of failure /

First Statement of Responsibility

Christopher Price.

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New York :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Palgrave,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

©2001.

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1 online resource (xvi, 228 pages) :

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illustrations

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-224) and index.

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Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- The Fall of Sterling 1938-9 and International Events -- Preface -- New Rules for an Old Game: The Shaping of Fourth Arm Concepts in a Fluid Environment, 1919-31 -- 'On the Upgrade': Britain's Unwelcome Recovery -- 'The Destiny of Tomorrow': A Transatlantic Alliance Forms Against Ottawa, 1936 -- The Devil in the Detail: A Necessary Case for Economic Danger and the Formulation of the Fourth Arm Policy -- Between Hitler and Wall Street: Undeclared War versus Business as Usual, March-October 1938 -- 'It Seems Like Insanity': The Anglo-American Trade Agreement of 1938 and the Point of No Return -- A 'Maginot Line for the Pound': Profligacy in Defence of a Bankrupt Policy, November 1938-January 1939 -- 'Not a Damned Bit Good': The Concealed Catastrophe, 1939 -- Conclusion -- Notes and References -- Bibliography -- Index.

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This book challenges the orthodoxy that Chamberlain's appeasement policy before World War II was justified by Britain's inability to pay for rearmament. It shows that British war potential was actually massive, with a solid foundation in the existing Imperial economy. Using previously unconsidered and recently declassified documents from British and American archives, the author demonstrates that the deliberate and political rejection of rearmament in the hope of eventual American support proved catastrophic for Britain.

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Palgrave Macmillan

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268267

Title

Britain, America and rearmament in the 1930s.

Chamberlain, Neville,1869-1940-- Views on military policy.

Chamberlain, Neville,1869-1940.

Foreign exchange-- Great Britain-- History-- 20th century.

World War, 1939-1945-- Causes.

Economic history.

Economische aspecten.

Foreign exchange.

Herbewapening.

HISTORY.

International economic relations.

Military policy.

Military readiness.

Politics and government

Politiek van verzoening.

War-- Causes.

Great Britain, Defenses, History, 20th century.

Great Britain, Economic conditions, 1918-1945.

Great Britain, Foreign economic relations, United States.

Great Britain, Military policy, 20th century.

Great Britain, Politics and government, 1936-1945.

United States, Foreign economic relations, Great Britain.

Great Britain.

United States.

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Price, Christopher,1964-

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