Appeasement : Chamberlain, Hitler, Churchill, and the road to war / Tim Bouverie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bouverie, Tim, 1987- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--Foreign relations--Germany.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Politics and government--1936-1945.

Great Britain--Foreign relations--1936-1945.

Chamberlain, Neville, 1869-1940.

Chamberlain, Neville.

Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965.

Churchill, Winston.

Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945.

Hitler, Adolf.

World War, 1939-1945--Causes.

World War, 1939-1945.

Physical Description:

xiii, 496 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Edition:

First U.S. edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Tim Duggan Books, [2019]

Summary:

"A new history of the British appeasement of the Third Reich on the eve of World War II"-- Provided by publisher.

"A gripping new history of the British appeasement of Hitler on the eve of World War II. On a wet afternoon in September 1938, Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain stepped off an airplane and announced that his visit to Hitler had averted the greatest crisis in recent memory. It was, he later assured the crowd in Downing Street, "peace for our time." Less than a year later, Germany invaded Poland and the Second World War began. [This book] is a groundbreaking history of the disastrous years of indecision, failed diplomacy and parliamentary infighting that enabled Hitler's domination of Europe. Drawing on deep archival research, including sources not previously seen by historians, Tim Bouverie has created an unforgettable portrait of the ministers, aristocrats, and amateur diplomats who, through their actions, and inaction, shaped their country's policy and determined the fate of Europe. Beginning with the advent of Hitler in 1933, this captivating narrative traces the path from the early days of the Third Reich to the beaches of Dunkirk. Bouverie takes us not only into the backrooms of Parliament and 10 Downing Street but also into the drawing rooms and dining clubs of fading imperial Britain, where Hitler enjoyed surprising support among the ruling class and even some members of the royal family. Both sweeping and intimate, Appeasement is not only an eye-opening new history but a timeless lesson on the challenges of standing up to aggression and authoritarianism--and the calamity that results from failing to do so."--Dust jacket.

Contents:

Preface: "Never again!"

Prologue: The storm breaks

The Hitler experiment

"I sing of arms and the man"

Tea with Hitler

The Abyssinian imbroglio

Across the Rhine

The defense of the realm

Hitler's wonderland

Enter Chamberlain

Hunting for peace

"Bowlers are back!"

The rape of Austria

Last train from Berlin

Hons and rebels

A faraway country

The crisis breaks

To the brink

A piece of paper

Peace for our time

Chamberlain betrayed

Deterring the dictators

The last season

Final hours

Ghosts of appeasement

The fall of Chamberlain

Appeasement's last stand

Epilogue: "Guilty men."

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [451]-463) and index.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Miller Fund bookplate.

Other Format:

Online version:

Bouverie, Tim, 1987- Appeasement

Online version: Bouverie, Tim, 1987- author. Appeasement

ISBN:

9780451499844

0451499840

9780451499851

0451499859

OCLC:

1042099346