The British defence of Egypt, 1935-1940 : conflict and crisis in the eastern Mediterranean

The British Defence of Egypt 1935–1940 КНИГИ ;ВОЕННАЯ ИСТОРИЯ Издательство: Frank CassСерия: Military history and policyАвтор(ы): Steven MorewoodЯзык: EnglishГод издания: 2005Количество страниц: 293ISBN: 0-203-49512-8Формат: pdf (e-book)Размер: 2.24 mb Rapid Ifolder 85 Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 List of maps......Page 11 Foreword......Page 12 Acknowledgements......Page 14 Abbreviations......Page 17 Introduction: defending Egypt in the era of appeasement......Page 20 The British defence of Egypt in the interwar period: strategic imperatives and rationale......Page 30 The defence of Egypt and the onset of the Italo-Abyssinian Emergency......Page 43 Defending Egypt during the Italo-Abyssinian Emergency: first phase, August-December 1935......Page 63 Defending Egypt during the Italo-Abyssinian Emergency: second phase, January-July 1936......Page 84 The making of the 1936 Anglo-Egyptian Treaty of Friendship and Alliance: the military aspects......Page 105 Securing an exposed flank: the defence of Egypt in British diplomacy, June 1936-April 1938......Page 117 'Bloodless War'......Page 131 The approach of war in the Mediterranean......Page 151 Implementing the Treaty of Friendship and Alliance: Anglo-Egyptian relations, 1937-1940......Page 172 The Suez Canal and the defence of the Far East, 1919-1940......Page 199 Conclusion......Page 224 Notes and references......Page 232 Select bibliography......Page 260 Index......Page 287 A comprehensive and challenging analysis of the British defence of Egypt, primarily against fascist Italy, in the critical lead-up period to the Second World War. Culminating in the decisive defeat of the Italian military threat at Sidi Barrani in December 1940, this is a fascinating new contribution to the field. The security of Egypt, a constant of British imperial strategy, is a curiously neglected dimension of the still burning appeasement debate. Steven Morewood adds to the originality of his interpretation by suggesting the old view should be reinstated: that Mussolini s This book offers a comprehensive and challenging analysis of the British defence of Egypt, primarily against fascist Italy, in the critical lead-up period to the Second World War