Deterrence, Coercion, and Appeasement: British Grand Strategy, 1919-1940 French David
Deterrence, Coercion, and Appeasement: British Grand Strategy, 1919-1940 French David Deterrence, Coercion, and Appeasement presents a compelling and original survey of British grand strategy in the…
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Deterrence, Coercion, and Appeasement: British Grand Strategy, 1919-1940 French David
Deterrence, Coercion, and Appeasement presents a compelling and original survey of British grand strategy in the inter-war period. Britain was the world's only global power in the inter-war period, and it confronted problems on a global scale. Whereas most existing accounts privilege either diplomacy and foreign affairs, intelligence, or military affairs more narrowly, this study underlines the inexorable relationships between foreign policy, grand strategy, military force, intelligence, finance and not least, domestic politics and public opinion.
They did so successfully in the 1920s, partly due to favourable circumstances that made their task relatively easy, and partly because they understood the strengths and limitations of British power and knew how to wield them. Policy-makers sought two goals: peace with security. The situation deteriorated rapidly in the 1930s, however,