Britain, France, and the financing of the First World War / Martin Horn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Horn, Martin, 1959-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1914-1918--Finance--Great Britain.

World War, 1914-1918.

World War, 1914-1918--Finance--France.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 249 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Horn shows that victory followed not only from the ability to arm and feed mass armies but also from the capacity to raise money. Fighting the war imposed new demands on the belligerents, extending the power of the state and forcing cooperation among allies. Given their long tradition of hostility, adapting to these new realities was a wrenching process for Britain and France. Britain financed the war not only to win but also to preserve its prewar financial dominance; France financed it to survive and to ensure that the stability of the Third Republic was not threatened.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Introduction 3

1 Finance, War, and Foreign Policy before 1914 7

2 AShortWar, 1914-1915 28

3 Relations with the United States, 1914-1915 57

4 ALongWar, 1915-1918 76

5 The Debate over Finance and Resources in 1915 93

6 The Collapse of France 117

7 The Dollar Problem 142

8 A New World 166

Conclusion 183.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-237) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-86011-9

9786612860119

0-7735-6980-4

OCLC:

76898695