Chamberlain and Appeasement: British Policy and the Coming of the Second World War

This book provides a fresh and original approach to a controversial episode in British history, Chamberlain's policy of 'appeasement' towards Hitler's Germany. Written directly from primary archival sources, Alastair Parker's account offers the student new perspectives on the man who dominated the making of British policy before and after his 'triumph' at Munich in September 1938 - Neville Chamberlain. This study considers his personality, his aims and his methods and the opposition to him from men both within and outside his party.

British Policy and German Grievances: Reparations and Rearmament.- British Policy and the League of Nations: Challenges from Japan and Italy.- British Policy and German Grievances: The Rhineland, Colonies and Frontiers.- The Spanish Civil War Chamberlain and Eden Chamberlain and Halifax.- Munich From Munich to Prague.- Guarantee to Poland Making a 'Peace Front': Chamberlain and the Soviet Alliance.- Confronting Italy, Japan and Germany: Chamberlain at Bay, April-August 1939.- The Outbreak of War.- The Economies of 'Appeasement': British Rearmament and Strategy The United States and its Dominions Alternative Policies: Dissidents and Opponents.