Neville Chamberlain: A BiographyRoutledge, 2. 3. 2017 - Počet stran: 602 History has not looked kindly upon Neville Chamberlain. Despite a long and distinguished political career, his trip to Munich in 1938 and the 'appeasement' of Hitler have forever overshadowed his many other achievements and blighted his reputation, his name now synonymous with the futility of trying to reason with dictators and bullies. Yet, as this biography shows, there is much more to this complex and intriguing character than is generally supposed, and even the infamous events of 1938 are open to more charitable interpretations than is usually the case. Appeasement brought the British government crucial time in which to rearm, and in particular allowed the RAF to drastically increase the number of fighter aircraft it could muster for the Battle of Britain during the summer of 1940. Based on the study of over 150 collections of private papers on both sides of the Atlantic, as well as exhaustive exploration of British government records held in the National Archives, it is no exaggeration to say that the author has surveyed virtually all the existing archival material written by or to Chamberlain, as well as a high proportion of that referring to him. As such, this volume will no doubt establish itself as the definitive account of Chamberlain's life and career, and provide a much fuller and fairer picture of his actions than has hitherto been the case. |
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Birmingham and National Service 1911August 1917 | |
The Frustrated Backbencher August 1917October 1922 | v |
A Rising Star October 1922October 1924 | v |
Foreign and Defence Policy 19341937 | 1934 |
A New Style of Prime Minister May 1937February | 1938 |
Betrayal October 1938March | 1939 |
The Coming of War MarchSeptember 1939 | 1982 |
The Bore War September 1939January 1940 | 1982 |
Decline and Fall FebruaryMay 1940 | 1982 |
Epilogue MayNovember 1940 | 1982 |
Notes and references | 1983 |
The Ministry of Health November 1924May 1929 | v |
Opposition and the Financial Crisis June 1929October | 1931 |
Unemployment Special Areas and Lloyd Georges New Deal 19321937 | 1932 |
A Guide to Sources | 1957 |
1967 | |
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