Alternatives to Appeasement Neville Chamberlain and Hitler's Germany

by Stedman, Andrew David

• ISBN13: 9781848853775
• ISBN10: 1848853777
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-04-15
• Publisher: Atlas Books

Summary

Neville Chamberlain's policy of appeasing Hitler's Germany has been widely condemned. However, historians (and politicians) have been divided about the viability of alternative courses of action. Andrew David Stedman's illuminating new study of British foreign policy before World War II systematically analyses the various alternatives to appeasement ? from isolationism to collective security to outright war ? and examines their origins, risks and feasibility. It surveys the advocates of other strategies ? including key thinkers and decision?makers such as Churchill, Eden, Amery, Beaverbrook and Halifax ? and outlines the complexities of the decisions they faced, which have previously been largely overlooked.

Author Biography

Andrew David Stedman teaches history at Newcastle University. He holds a PhD from University of Kingston and was awarded the British International History Group Thesis Prize in 2008.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Isolation and Absolute Pacifism	p. 14
Economic and Colonial Appeasement	p. 40
League of Nations	p. 83
Alliiances	p. 119
Armanents and Defences	p. 161
War and the Threat of War	p. 196
Conclusion	p. 232
Chronology	p. 247
Notes	p. 251
Bibliography	p. 279
Index	p. 297
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