Facing Fascism

The Conservative Party and The European Dictators 1935 -1940
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-0-415-75705-8
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 282 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 361 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in Modern European History

This book examines the Conservative party's responses to the problems of fascism from 1935 - 1940.
Crowson provides the historical context for the foreign policy of the period and examines the historiography of the Conservative party. He offers a new perspective on its policies and the reaction of its various elements to the deepening international crisis.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Crowson, Nick

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction Part I 1 Facing the dictators: attitudes and perceptions Part II 2 Abyssinia to Guernica, 1935–7: the first challenges 3 Berchtesgaden to Poland, 1937–9: the descent to war 4 The rearmament debate, 1935–8 5 The call for national service, 1937–9 6 The prosecution of the war, September 1939 to May 1940. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Nick Crowson is Director of Research, Institute of Contemporary British History, London.