ABSTRACT

French Foreign and Defence Policy, 1918-1940 outlines France's strategies for protection and appeasement during this period and places interwar relations in a larger European context.
This book examines:
* relationships with key countries such as Italy and Russia
* the significance of interwar France to 20th Century European integration
* the historical context of the policies
* the setbacks and defeats of the period and how they should be evaluated

chapter |9 pages

INTRODUCTION

chapter 1|20 pages

FRANCE AT THE PARIS PEACE CONFERENCE

chapter 5|18 pages

REPARATIONS AND WAR DEBTS

chapter 6|25 pages

BUSINESS AS USUAL

chapter 9|31 pages

IN DEFENCE OF THE MAGINOT LINE

chapter 10|20 pages

A DOUCE AND DEXTROUS PERSUASION