UID:
almahu_9949702103402882
Format:
1 online resource.
ISBN:
9789004204331
Series Statement:
Brill eBook titles 2011
Content:
Usually it is a foreign military threat or the geopolitical position of a country that attracts the most attention as a factor to explain the emergence of the national security policies of small, neutral powers like the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Norway and Switzerland in the period 1900-1940. While these factors may explain the similarities between these small states, they fail to make clear why there were such great differences between them. The authors of this volume argue that the internal politics and the politico-military strategic cultures of the countries are vital keys to understanding their divergent reactions to similar, or at least comparable, foreign military threats: World War I and German expansionism in the second half of the 1930s. The contributors are Maartje Abbenhuis, Michael Clemmesen, Kjeld Galster, Tom Kristiansen, Paul Moeyes, Williamson Murray, Michael Olsansky, Christian Paulin, Matthias Strohn, Anne Tjepkema, and Joost Vaessen.
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Preliminary Material /
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Chapter One. Introduction. Small States In A Big World /
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Chapter Two. 'Too Good To Be True?' European Hopes For Neutrality Before 1914 /
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Chapter Three. Neutral Tones. The Netherlands And Switzerland And Their Interpretations Of Neutrality 1914-1918 /
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Chapter Four. Fall K. German Offensive Plans Against The Netherlands 1916-1918 /
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Chapter Five. German War Plans Against Denmark 1916-1918 /
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Chapter Six. The Development Of The Air Defence Of Copenhagen /
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Chapter Seven. The Debate On Denmark's Defence 1900-1940 /
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Chapter Eight. Small Nations Under The Gun. Europe 1914-1940 /
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Chapter Nine. The German Army In The Interwar Years /
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Chapter Ten. Between Passéisme And Modernisation? The Case Of The Belgian Fortification System 1926-1940 /
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Chapter Eleven. Give US Back Our Field Army! The Dutch Army Leadership And The Operational Planning During The Interwar Years /
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Chapter Twelve. Neutrality Guard Or Preparations For War? The Norwegian Armed Forces And The Coming Of The Second World War /
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Chapter Thirteen. The Development Of The Swiss Army's Combat Methods After The First World War /
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Chapter Fourteen. Strategic Dilemmas Of A Small Power With Colonial Empire. The Netherlands East Indies 1936-1941 /
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Bibliography /
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Name Index /
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Geographical Index /
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789004203211 (alk. paper)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9004203214 (alk. paper)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789004204331 (electronic book)
Language:
English
