1st Edition
Facing Fascism The Conservative Party and The European Dictators 1935 -1940
By Nick Crowson
Copyright 1997
282 Pages
by
Routledge
282 Pages
by
Routledge
282 Pages
by
Routledge
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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.
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
Biography
Nick Crowson is Director of Research, Institute of Contemporary British History, London.
'The book has depth, but also ranges widely and is written with clarity and style.' - Stuart Ball, History
