General staffs and diplomacy before the Second World War / Adrian Preston.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Preston, Adrian W., author.

Series:

Routledge Library Editions: WW2

Routledge Library Editions: WW2 ; v.10

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--Diplomatic history.

World War, 1939-1945.

Diplomacy--History.

Diplomacy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (141 pages)

Place of Publication:

Oxon, UK ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, [2021]

Summary:

This book, first published in 1978, examines the influence of the General Staffs upon the diplomacy of appeasement and rearmament between 1931 and 1941. The great question of European security and order, and their breakdown and the outbreak of the second world war, are examined here through the eyes of Cabinets and Foreign Offices as well as through the eyes of Chiefs of Staff.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Title

Original Title Page

Original Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgements

1. European Military Leadership and the Breakdown of Europe, 1919-1939

2. The German Generals and the Outbreak of War 1938-1939

3. La Guerre de Longue Durée: Some Reflections on French Strategy and Diplomacy in the 1930s

4. Stalin and the Red Army General Staff in the Thirties

5. The Italian General Staff and the Coming of the Second World War

6. 'The Unnecessary War'? Military Advice and Foreign Policy in Great Britain, 1931-1939

Notes on Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-00-320766-9

1-000-45819-9

1-003-20766-9

9781003207665

OCLC:

1272995580