Britain, America and Rearmament in the 1930s: The Cost of Failure

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This book is the first to challenge current orthodoxy that Chamberlain's appeasement policy before World War Two was justified by Britain's inability to pay for rearmament. The book shows that British war potential was actually massive, with a solid foundation in the existing Imperial economy. Using previously unconsidered and recently declassified documents from British and American archives the author demonstrates that the deliberate and political rejection of rearmament in the hope of eventual American support proved catastrophic for Britain.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2001-09-12

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780333922927

DOI: 10.1057/9781403919700

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 228