"In January 1923 French and Belgian forces occupied Germany's Ruhr District, which contained its prime industrial assets, in lieu of unpaid reparations. This unilateral attempt to enforce the crumbling Versailles settlement precipitated a wider struggle for long-term control of …
This is a comprehensive account of a definitive and mutually self-defeating confrontation, which marked one of the great untold tragedies of European history yet, paradoxically, sowed the seeds of Franco-German reconciliation after 1949.
"In January 1923 French and Belgian forces occupied Germany's Ruhr District, which contained its prime industrial assets, in lieu of unpaid reparations. This unilateral attempt to enforce the crumbling Versailles settlement precipitated a wider struggle for long-term control of …
German Disarmament After World War I examines the Allied disarmament of Germany and the challenges that such an enormous task presented to international efforts in enforcing the Treaty of Versailles.In the twenty-first century, disarmament remains a critical issue for the Intern…
"The book examines three major areas of the international disarmament of Germany from 1920-1931: the role and experience of international arms inspectors working amidst an embittered German populace, the ramifications of the divergent disarmament priorities of Britain and France…
Examines the challenge posed to the Allies by their disarmament of Germany after the Treaty of Versailles. This book focuses on the role of international arms inspectors working amidst an embittered German populace; the ramifications of the divergent disarmament priorities; and …
"German Disarmament After World War I examines the Allied disarmament of Germany and the challenges that such an enormous task presented to international efforts in enforcing the Treaty of Versailles. In the twenty-first century, disarmament remains a critical issue for the Inte…
"German Disarmament After World War I examines the Allied disarmament of Germany and the challenges that such an enormous task presented to international efforts in enforcing the Treaty of Versailles. In the twenty-first century, disarmament remains a critical issue for the Inte…