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Shaping British Foreign and Defence Policy in the Twentieth Century

A Tough Ask in Turbulent Times

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  • © 2014

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  1. Malcolm H. Murfett

    1. King’s College London, UK

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

    • Malcolm H. Murfett
    Pages 1-9

  3. Professor David Neville Dilks, MA (Oxon), FRHistS, FRSL (1938-)

    • Malcolm H. Murfett
    Pages 10-20

  4. The British Empire’s Image of East Asia, 1900–41

    • Antony Best
    Pages 21-40

  5. The Struggle to Maintain Locarno Diplomacy

    • Frank Magee
    Pages 41-63

  6. ‘Leaving Us in the Lurch’

    • Peter Bell
    Pages 64-85

  7. Chamberlain, the British Army and the ‘Continental Commitment’

    • G. C. Peden
    Pages 86-110

  8. Eden, the Foreign Office and the ‘German Problem’, 1935–38

    • G. T. P. Waddington
    Pages 111-135

  9. Harold Nicolson and Appeasement

    • John W. Young
    Pages 136-158

  10. Another Jewel Forsaken

    • Malcolm H. Murfett
    Pages 159-192

  11. Quadruple Failure?

    • Brian P. Farrell
    Pages 193-239

  12. GCHQ and UK Computer Policy

    • Richard J. Aldrich
    Pages 240-253

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 254-288
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This volume is devoted to the shaping of British foreign and defence policymaking in the twentieth century and illustrates why it's relatively easy for states to lose their way as they grope for a safe passage forward when confronted by mounting international crises and the antics of a few desperate men.

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  • King’s College London, UK

    Malcolm H. Murfett

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Richard Aldrich, University of Warwick, UK Peter Bell, Independent Scholar, UK Antony Best, London School of Economics, UK Brian Farrell, National University of Singapore, Singapore Frank Magee, Coventry University, UK George Peden, Stirling University, UK Geoffrey Waddington, University of Leeds, UK John Young, University of Notthingham, UK

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