Paris Embassy of Sir Eric Phipps
Anglo-French Relations and Foreign Office, 1937-1939
Will be published approx. on 1. January 1998
Book
Hardback
276 pages
978-1-902210-04-9 (ISBN)
Description
Sir Eric Phipps was British Ambassador in Berlin (1933-37) and at Paris (1937-39) -- two key ambassadorships which spanned the crucial period between Hitler's advent to power and the outbreak of the Second World War. This book explains the striking contrast between his reputation as a staunch anti-Nazi and an 'anti-appeaser' in Berlin, and as a 'defeatist-appeaser' in Paris.
Reviews / Votes
"A full and valuable study." -- TLS."A much-needed diplomatic history of a crucial figure in 1930s diplomacy." -- English Historical Review.
"In a subtle and nuanced study... underpinned by first-rate research, Herman has carried out a meticulous examination... to understand the complexity of Britain's overall foreign policy in the 1930s." -- International Historical Review.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Liverpool
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 155 mm
Width: 230 mm
Weight
536 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-902210-04-9 (9781902210049)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
John Herman
Content
Contents: Foreword by Professor Paul Preston; Acknowledgements; The Climate of Appeasement; The Paris Embassy and the Impact of Berlin; The Paris Milieu: Anglo-French Relations and the Foreign Office; The First Five Months (AprilSeptember 1937); Decline of the Popular Front and the Anschluss (October 1937-10 March 1938); The May Week-end Crisis and its Aftermath (11 March-31 August 1938); The Munich Crisis (September 1938); From Munich to the Polish Guarantee (October 1938 to 31 March 1939); The Outbreak of War and Retirement (17 March to 23 October 1939); Conclusions and a Postscript; Appendix: Principal Officials in Phipps's Paris Embassy; Index.