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Appeasement and Rearmament
James P. Levy
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Description for Appeasement and Rearmament
Paperback. Standing against conventional wisdom, this book evaluates Britain's twin policies of appeasement and rearmament in the late 1930s. It examines the political and economic environment of the times. It argues that Neville Chamberlain crafted an active, logical and morally defensible foreign policy, designed to avoid a potentially devastating war. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 292.
Standing against conventional wisdom, historian James Levy reevaluates Britain's twin policies of appeasement and rearmament in the late 1930s. By carefully examining the political and economic environment of the times, Levy argues that Neville Chamberlain crafted an active, logical and morally defensible foreign policy designed to avoid and deter a potentially devastating war. Levy shows that through Chamberlain's experience as Chancellor of the Exchequer, he knew that Britain had not yet fully recovered from the first World War and the longer an international confrontation could be avoided, the better Britain's chances of weathering the storm. In the end, Hitler could ... Read more
Standing against conventional wisdom, historian James Levy reevaluates Britain's twin policies of appeasement and rearmament in the late 1930s. By carefully examining the political and economic environment of the times, Levy argues that Neville Chamberlain crafted an active, logical and morally defensible foreign policy designed to avoid and deter a potentially devastating war. Levy shows that through Chamberlain's experience as Chancellor of the Exchequer, he knew that Britain had not yet fully recovered from the first World War and the longer an international confrontation could be avoided, the better Britain's chances of weathering the storm. In the end, Hitler could ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780742545380
SKU
V9780742545380
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About James P. Levy
James P. Levy is a special assistant professor and teaching fellow at the School for University Studies at Hofstra University. He is the author of numerous articles and The Royal Navy's Home Fleet in World War II.
Reviews for Appeasement and Rearmament
It will be readily agreed that [Levy] has produced a lively argument that will stimulate discussion.
War in History, April 2008
Forty years after his death, Winston Churchill's self-serving demonisation of the appeasers of the 1930s still holds the center-ground of popular historiography. It has much to answer for. Any political inadequate on the world stage can invite ... Read more
War in History, April 2008
Forty years after his death, Winston Churchill's self-serving demonisation of the appeasers of the 1930s still holds the center-ground of popular historiography. It has much to answer for. Any political inadequate on the world stage can invite ... Read more