Stafford Cripps' Mission to Moscow, 1940–42 - Rilegato

Gorodetsky, Gabriel

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0521238668 ISBN 13: 9780521238663

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 1984

Riassunto

This book offers a lively revisionist account of a crucial phase in the life of Stafford Cripps: his meteoric rise from the radical fringe of Parliament on the eve of the war to membership of the War Cabinet in 1942. Cripps' ambassadorship to Moscow was of prime importance in view of the dramatic events during this period - the German conquest of Europe, Britain's struggle for survival and Russia's transformation from neutral to belligerent. Dr Gorodetsky assesses how Britain adapted to react to the changing circumstances and examines the recurrent controversy between Cripps and Churchill over Anglo-Soviet relations. New perspectives are opened on related issues such as the role of the civil service in policymaking, the British and Soviet appreciations of and reactions to intelligence on the planned German invasion of the Soviet Union and the origins of the controversies over assistance to Russia, the launching of the Second Front and the frontier issues.

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Descrizione del libro:

Sir Stafford Cripps' meteoric rise from the radical fringe of Parliament to membership of the War Cabinet came via his ambassadorship to Moscow at the turning-point in the War. This lively revisionist account of a crucial phase in his career.

Contenuti:

List of illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Origins of the mission; 2. The mission launched; 3. Interregnum; 4. The turn of the tide; 5. An alliance of sorts; 6. Disillusion; 7. Frustration; 8. Aftermath; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1984
• ISBN 10: 0521238668
• ISBN 13: 9780521238663
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 377