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The specter of Munich : reconsidering the lessons of appeasing Hitler / Jeffrey Record.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Record, Jeffrey.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1939-1945--Diplomatic history.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Diplomatic history.
- World War, 1939-1945--Causes.
- Munich Four-Power Agreement (1938).
- Munich Four-Power Agreement.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 164 pages : maps ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, [2007]
- Summary:
- No historical event has exerted more influence on America's post-World War II use of military force than the Anglo-French appeasement of Nazi Germany in the 1930s. Informed by the supposed grand lesson of Munich--namely, that capitulating to the demands of aggressive dictatorships invites further aggression and makes inevitable a larger war--American presidents from Harry Truman through George W. Bush have relied on the Munich analogy not only to interpret perceived security threats but also to mobilize public opinion for military action. In
- Contents:
- The staying power of the Munich analogy
- Why Britain and France appeased Hitler
- Why appeasement failed
- Appeasement's lessons for the United States today.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 146-155) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1597970395
- 9781597970396
- OCLC:
- 65187295
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