An informed and densely detailed diplomatic study. Recommended for libraries with strong holdings in diplomatic history. Choice. A useful and fluent introduction to a complex problem. Albion. This book examines British policy towards Italy from the fall of Mussolini on the 25th July 1943, to Italys joining the North Atlantic alliance on the 4th April 1949. The author shows that British policy as it was shaped prior to the Allied invasion of Italy in September 1943 was designed to weaken Italy to such an extent that it would ...
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An informed and densely detailed diplomatic study. Recommended for libraries with strong holdings in diplomatic history. Choice. A useful and fluent introduction to a complex problem. Albion. This book examines British policy towards Italy from the fall of Mussolini on the 25th July 1943, to Italys joining the North Atlantic alliance on the 4th April 1949. The author shows that British policy as it was shaped prior to the Allied invasion of Italy in September 1943 was designed to weaken Italy to such an extent that it would never be able to engage in future aggression and would be subject to British hegemony. That Britain was unable to carry through this strategy rested on the simple truth that the strategy was in inverse proportion to Britains military, economic and political power.
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Add this copy of Britain and Italy 1943-1949: The Decline of British to cart. $51.99, very good condition, Sold by The Book Collection rated 1.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Tel Aviv, ISRAEL, published 1996 by Sussex Academic Press.
Add this copy of Britain and Italy, 1943-1949 to cart. $140.73, new condition, Sold by Ria Christie Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Uxbridge, MIDDLESEX, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1999 by Liverpool University Press.
