Strange Allies examines three intersecting themes of fundamental
importance to the international history of the period between the
two world wars. First, and most broadly, it is a study of the
international history of the pivotal 'hinge years', running from
the onset of the Depression in late 1929 to the Nazi capture of
power in Germany in early 1933. The second theme is the strategic
relationship between Britain and France, the critical dynamic in
the management of global and European international relations
during this time of great fluidity and uncertainty. The most
contentious and intractable issue that divided the two countries
was the pursuit of international disarmament, which forms the third
theme of the book. Strange Allies is based upon extensive research
in British and French archives, as well as in the archives of the
League of Nations in Geneva. The book's focus on 1929-31 in
particular makes a major contribution to the international history
of the interwar period by re-examining the security and strategic
policies of the second Labour government in Britain and of foreign
minister Aristide Briand in the post-Locarno years in France. For
1931-33, the book looks at the impact of the great financial and
economic crisis of 1931 on security and disarmament planning in
Britain and France. It then considers the impact of the
Anglo-French relationship on the instability of Europe and on the
failure of the World Disarmament Conference. This book is the first
detailed study of the Anglo-French relationship during a critical
period which saw a reshaping of the boundaries of global security.
Although the Anglo-French alliance is rightly seen to be pivotal to
both the initial phase of implementing the Versailles settlement of
1919 and the efforts to contain Hitler and protect Europe after
1936, Strange Allies demonstrates the degree to which these states'
conflicting views of security were central to international
relations in the years leading up to Hitler's accession to power.
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