Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 274 pages) : maps |
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Cass series--military history and policy |
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Cass series--military history and policy.
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Contents |
Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of maps; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction: defending Egypt in the era of appeasement; The British defence of Egypt in the interwar period: strategic imperatives and rationale; The defence of Egypt and the onset of the Italo-Abyssinian Emergency; Defending Egypt during the Italo-Abyssinian Emergency: first phase, August-December 1935; Defending Egypt during the Italo-Abyssinian Emergency: second phase, January-July 1936; The making of the 1936 Anglo-Egyptian Treaty of Friendship and Alliance: the military aspects |
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Securing an exposed flank: the defence of Egypt in British diplomacy, June 1936-April 1938'Bloodless War'; The approach of war in the Mediterranean; Implementing the Treaty of Friendship and Alliance: Anglo-Egyptian relations, 1937-1940; The Suez Canal and the defence of the Far East, 1919-1940; Conclusion; Notes and references; Select bibliography; Index |
Summary |
A comprehensive and challenging analysis of the British defence of Egypt, primarily against fascist Italy, in the critical lead-up period to the Second World War. Culminating in the decisive defeat of the Italian military threat at Sidi Barrani in December 1940, this is a fascinating new contribution to the field. The security of Egypt, a constant of British imperial strategy, is a curiously neglected dimension of the still burning appeasement debate. Steven Morewood adds to the originality of his interpretation by suggesting the old view should be reinstated: that Mussolini s |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-267) and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science.
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HISTORY -- Military -- Other.
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Military policy
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International relations
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SUBJECT |
Egypt -- History, Military -- 20th century
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Egypt -- History -- British occupation, 1882-1936.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85041304
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Great Britain -- Military policy
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Great Britain -- Relations -- Italy
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Italy -- Relations -- Great Britain
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Subject |
Egypt
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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Military history
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
0203495128 |
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9780203495124 |
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9780714649436 |
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0714649430 |
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