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The Royal Navy and Nazi Germany, 1933-39: A Study in Appeasement and the Origins of the Second World War (Studies in Military and Strategic History)
The Royal Navy and Nazi Germany 193339 A Study in Appeasement and the Origins of the Second World War - Studies in Military and Strategic History Author:Joseph A. Maiolo This text focuses on the Royal Navy's response to the rise of the German navy under Hitler within the broad context of the ongoing debate about Britain's policy of appeasement. The book combines a narrative of diplomatic events and Whitehall policy making with the thematic analysis of naval intelligence and war planning. Drawing on a wide range ... more »of sources, the author argues that the Admirality's enthusiasm for naval armaments diplomacy with Nazi Germany was far more rational and more complex than previous studies would suggest.« less