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Neville Chamberlain and British Rearmament: Pride, Prejudice, and Politics: Contributions to the Study of World History

Autor John Ruggiero
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 29 noi 1999 – vârsta până la 17 ani
A reexamination of Neville Chamberlain's appeasement policy, this study challenges prevailing images of Chamberlain as a tragic hero-a man of peace, naively impressed by the dictators, who did his best under difficult circumstances to prepare his country for war. Instead, the author suggests that Chamberlain dominated his government and demonstrated an uncanny ability to manipulate those around him in support of his own personal vision of Britain's national interest. The failure to rearm to a level consistent with imperial obligations presented a formidable problem. The British Government admittedly had no good option available to it; however, Chamberlain was prepared to endure the humiliating consequences of appeasement, even if it meant peace at any price. He did so for personal, political, and prejudicial reasons.Ruggiero argues that, without Chamberlain, British rearmament would have taken a new direction, and such action might have prevented World War II. Relying primarily upon the Chamberlain Papers and Cabinet Records, this account details how and why Chamberlain adopted his chosen course of action, even after all support for his policies fell away as a result of the Munich Crisis. Most studies have concentrated directly on Chamberlain's appeasement policy, and this is the only one that analyzes his role in the rearmament program at length. It also sheds new light on appeasement by illustrating the connection between the policy and Britain's attempts to rearm.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780313310508
ISBN-10: 0313310505
Pagini: 272
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.6 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Praeger
Seria Contributions to the Study of World History

Locul publicării:New York, United States

Notă biografică

JOHN RUGGIERO is Associate Professor of History at St. Francis College in Loretto, Pennsylvania./e

Cuprins

IntroductionChamberlainDefense in the Light of Finance and PoliticsLabor Issues and Defense PolicyChamberlain's GovernmentAppeasement Over RearmamentUnraveling the Double PolicyEpilogueConclusionBibliographyIndex