Neville Chamberlain Diary Letters

Neville Chamberlain Diary Letters

Volume 4: The Downing Street Years, 1934-1940

Self, Robert

Taylor & Francis Ltd

07/2005

458

Dura

Inglês

9780754652663

15 a 20 dias

The fourth volume covers the years 1934 to 1940, which witnessed Neville Chamberlain's rise within Government. It concludes with the events of 1940, including the Dunkirk evacuations, Chamberlain's resignation as Prime Minister, and the final months before his death in October.
Contents: Introduction - Neville Chamberlain 1934-40: the Downing Street years; 1934 - 'I can be both bold and original': economic recovery and defence requirements; 1935 - 'I have become a sort of acting P.M.': Lloyd George's New Deal and the General Election; 1936 - 'Foreign affairs remain disgusting': Abyssinia, Rhineland and defence; 1937 - 'I hope ... to leave my mark behind me as P.M.': a new style of premiership; 1938 - 'The country wants peace': Anschluss, Sudetenland and Munich; 1939 - 'Days of stress and strain': Prague, Poland and war; 1940 - 'Not ...one of my happiest years': Norway, Dunkirk and resignation; Appendix I: The Chamberlain household and family; Appendix II: Primary sources; Index.
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