Stalin's Gamble

The Search for Allies Against Hitler, 1930-1936

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

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Beskrivning

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 Union’s efforts to organize a defensive alliance against Nazi Germany, in effect rebuilding the anti-German Entente of the First World War.Drawing on extensive research in Soviet as well as Western archives, Michael Jabara Carley offers an in-depth account of the diplomatic manoeuvrings which surrounded the rise of Hitler and Soviet efforts to construct an alliance against future German aggression. Paying close attention to the beliefs and interactions of senior politicians and diplomats, the book seeks to replace one-sided Western histories with records from both sides. The book also offers an inside look at Soviet foreign policy making, with a focus on Stalin as a foreign policy maker as well as his interactions with his colleagues. Told in a fascinating narrative style, Stalin’s Gamble attempts to see the European crisis of the 1930s through Soviet eyes.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2023-08-03
Mått:161 x 235 x 33 mm
Vikt:1 000 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:640
Förlag:University of Toronto Press
ISBN:9781487544416

Utforska kategorier

Internationella relationer inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Michael Jabara Carley is a professor of history at the Université de Montréal.

Recensioner i media

"Stalin’s Gamble is a remarkable reconstruction not only of Soviet foreign policy but of an entire era that led to the enormous suffering of the Second World War. The author’s superb scholarship and fluid writing style merit the attention of a broad selection of scholars, diplomats, and the educated public." - Jonathan M. House, U.S. Army Command & General Staff College, Emeritus (Russian Review)

Innehållsförteckning

Acknowledgments Biographical Notes1. Introduction: Prologue to Crisis2. Dim Lite Night Lamp: Early Attempts at Détente in Paris and Warsaw, 1929–333. The Soviet Quest for US Recognition, 1930–34. Setback: The Metro-Vickers Affair, 19335. Rapallo or Not?6. "Strike while the Iron Is Hot": Strengthening Relations with France, 19337. Shadows of Doubt over Moscow, 1933–48. "One Step Back, Two Steps Forward"9. Nobody Wants the "Bolo Baby": Failure of US-Soviet Relations, 1933–510. Koshmar: The Agonising Turn in Relations with France, 1934–511. Bridging the Chasm: The Anglo-Soviet Rapprochement, 1933–512. Showdown: Negotiating the Franco-Soviet Pact, 1934–513. No Bridging the Gap: Erosion of the Anglo-Soviet Rapprochement, 193514. The Weak Hinge: Fighting for Relations with France, 1935–615. Collapse in London: The Failure of the Anglo-Soviet Rapprochement, 193616. Good News, Bad News: The Fall of Laval and the Failure of France, 193617. EpilogueSelected Bibliography