Format:
Online-Ressource (XIV, 1222 S.)
ISBN:
9780191549670
Series Statement:
Oxford history of modern Europe
Content:
In this magisterial narrative, Zara Steiner traces the twisted road to war that began with Hitler's assumption of power in Germany. Covering a wide geographical canvas, from America to the Far East, Steiner provides an indispensable reassessment of the most disputed events of these tumultuous years.
Content:
Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- List Of Maps -- List Of Tables -- List Of Abbreviations -- Prologue -- Part I. Retreat from Internationalism, 1933-1938 -- 1. Brown Dawn: The Rise of Hitler and the Death of Disarmament, 1933-1934 -- 2. Uncertain Embraces: The European Powers and Nazi Germany, 1934-1935 -- 3. The Assault on Versailles and Locarno: Ethiopia and the Remilitarization of the Rhineland -- 4. The Remnants of Internationalism, 1936-1938 -- 5. The Spanish Cockpit, 1936-1937 -- 6. 'Loaded Pause': Rearmament and Appeasement, 1936-1937 -- 7. Illusions of Neutrality: Eastern Europe, 1936-1938 -- 8. Whither the Soviet Union? Moscow and the West, 1936-1938 -- 9. Thunder from the East: The Sino-Japanese Conflict and the European Powers, 1933-1938 -- 10. Hitler Moves: Austria and Czechoslovakia, 1938 -- 11. The Munich Settlement -- Part II. The Road to Hitler's War, 1938-1939 -- 12. The Fog of Peace: Strategic Choices after Munich -- 13. Black Sun: Aggression and Deterrence -- 14. Darkening Skies: Peace Talking and War Planning in Britain and France -- 15. Unleashing the Dogs of War -- 16. Red Clouds: The Soviet Union and the Nazi-Soviet Pact, 1939 -- 17. Escape from War or Persecution? The Smaller Powers and the Jews -- 18. The Nightmare of the Dark: The Decisions for War -- Conclusion -- Epilogue -- Appendices -- A. Statistical Tables -- B. Prime Ministers and Foreign Ministers of Selected European Powers -- C. Chronology of International Events, 1933-1941 -- General Bibliography -- Index -- Footnotes -- ch1fn1 -- ch1fn2 -- ch1fn3 -- ch1fn4 -- ch1fn5 -- ch1fn6 -- ch1fn7 -- ch1fn8 -- ch1fn9 -- ch1fn10 -- ch1fn11 -- ch1fn12 -- ch1fn13 -- ch1fn14 -- ch1fn15 -- ch1fn16 -- ch1fn17 -- ch1fn18 -- ch1fn19 -- ch1fn20 -- ch1fn21 -- ch1fn22 -- ch1fn23 -- ch1fn24 -- ch1fn25 -- ch1fn26 -- ch1fn27 -- ch1fn28.
Note:
Literaturverz. S. [1082] - 1116. - Literaturangaben
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780199212002
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Steiner, Zara, 1928 - 2020 The triumph of the dark Oxford [u.a.] : Oxford Univ. Press, 2011 ISBN 9780199676095
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0199212007
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780199212002
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
Keywords:
Zweiter Weltkrieg
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Vorgeschichte
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