Stalin's gamble : the search for allies against Hitler, 1930-1936 /

"Shedding light on the origins of the Second World War in Europe, Stalin's Gamble aims to create a historical narrative of the relations of the USSR with Britain, France, the United States, Poland, Germany, Italy, Czechoslovakia, and Romania during the 1930s. The book explores the Soviet U...

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Tác giả chính: Carley, Michael Jabara, 1945- (Tác giả)
Định dạng: Licensed eBooks
Ngôn ngữ:Tiếng Anh
Được phát hành: Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, 2023.
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Mục lục:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations and Maps
  • Acknowledgments
  • List of Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Biographical Notes
  • 1 Introduction: Prologue to Crisis
  • 2 A Dimly Lit Night Lamp: Early Attempts at Détente in Paris and Warsaw, 1929-1932
  • 3 A Steep Hill: Te Soviet Quest for US Recognition, 1930-1933
  • 4 Setback: Te Metro-Vickers Afair, 1933
  • 5 Rapallo or Not? Soviet Relations with Germany and Poland, 1933
  • 6 "Strike while the Iron Is Hot": Strengthening Relations with France, 1933
  • 7 Shadows of Doubt over Moscow: Consolidating Collective Security, 1933-1934
  • 8 "One Step Back, Two Steps Forward": Ups and Downs in Soviet Relations in the West, 1934
  • 9 Nobody Wants "the Bolo Baby": The Failure of US-Soviet Relations, 1933-1935
  • 10 Koshmar: Te Agonizing Turn in Relations with France, 1934-1935
  • 11 Bridging the Gap: Te Anglo-Soviet Rapprochement, 1934-1935
  • 12 Showdown: Negotiating the Franco-Soviet Pact, 1935
  • 13 No Bridging the Gap: Erosion of the Anglo-Soviet Rapprochement, 1935
  • 14 The Weak Hinge: France and Its East European Allies, 1935-1936
  • 15 Collapse in London: The Failure of the Anglo-Soviet Rapprochement, 1936
  • 16 Good News, Bad News: The Fall of Laval and the Abdication of France, 1936
  • 17 Epilogue
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index