Britain and the Threat to Stability in Europe, 1918-45 (History and Politics in the 20th Century: Bloomsbury Academic)

"After the horrors of the First World War a dialogue began between European statesmen seeking some form of European integration as a way of achieving lasting peace. During the inter-war period this idea started to attract support in Britain even though Britain's strategic and economic interests remained focused outside Europe. This book explores Britain's relations with the continent between 1918 and 1945, focussing on diplomatic and military responses to the major crises and examining attitudes to the idea of Europe in the broader context of relations with the Empire, Commonwealth and the USA."--Bloomsbury Publishing. Cover Half-title Title Copyright Dedication Contents List of contributors Preface Introduction Notes 1 Britain and European reconstruction after the Great War Notes 2 Was there a 'British' alternative to theBriand Plan Notes 3 Britain and the World Disarmament Conference The international problem Technical policy Conclusion Notes 4 British reactions to the Jewish flight from Europe Introduction Immigration Law and the position of asylum seekers British policy on refugees The first phase: control without visas, 1933-1937 The second phase: from the Anschluss to the war The imposition of visas From Kristallnacht to the outbreak of war Refugees from Czechoslovakia Conclusion Notes 5 Bishop Bell and Germany English Christianity and Europe The First World War Ecumenism between the wars The German Church Struggle Refugees The Second World War Post-War Germany The significance of Bishop Bell Notes 6 Appeasement and Non-Intervention: British policy during the Spanish Civil War Notes 7 Federal Union Notes 8 Defending the Empire or defeating the enemy: British war aims 1938-47 Notes 9 Special in relation to what? Anglo-American relations in the Second World War Notes 10 The Batde of Britain Notes 11 Britain and the Resistance in Europe 1939-45 1 2 3 4 Notes 12 Britain and Eastern Europe during the Second World War Notes Index A study of British policy towards Europe, particularly towards the discontented powers of Germany and Italy after 1918. It also looks at the way British thinking about Europe and European unity was reshaped, as well as the impact of Britain on the reshaping of Europe.