Britain, France and the Naval Arms Trade in the Baltic, 1919 -1939 : Grand Strategy and Failure

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Taylor and Francis
2003
EISBN 9780203495018
Book Cover; Half-Title; Series; Title; Dedication; Contents; Series Editor's Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 War, Intervention, and the Birth of the Successor States, 1914-19; 2 Naval Development in the Baltic Successor States, 1918-22; 3 Unintended Consequences: The Effects of the Washington Naval Treaties on the Baltic; 4 Contracts, Competition, and Corruption, 1923-25; 5 General Kirke's Mission to Finland, 1924-25; 6 New Contracts, New Competition, New Corruption, 1926-32; 7 The German Projects: Finnish Naval Development and Anglo-French Failure, 1926-34
8 The Final Sales, 1933-399 The British Naval Treaties and British Abandonment, 1935-39; 10 Grand Strategy and Failure; 11 Conclusion; Select Bibliography; Index
The strategy of the British and French prior to World War II was to preserve the status quo after the disaster of World War I. Donald Stoker's book examines British and French involvement from 1919 to 1939 in the creation and development of the naval forces of Poland, Finland and the three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. This is an in-depth scholarly study of a subject that should appeal to students of international history, strategy, international relations and naval history in general.
8 The Final Sales, 1933-399 The British Naval Treaties and British Abandonment, 1935-39; 10 Grand Strategy and Failure; 11 Conclusion; Select Bibliography; Index
The strategy of the British and French prior to World War II was to preserve the status quo after the disaster of World War I. Donald Stoker's book examines British and French involvement from 1919 to 1939 in the creation and development of the naval forces of Poland, Finland and the three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. This is an in-depth scholarly study of a subject that should appeal to students of international history, strategy, international relations and naval history in general.
