Britain and the Geneva Disarmament Conference

by Carolyn J. Kitching

Britain's role at the Geneva Disarmament Conference has traditionally been seen as that of 'Honest Broker', mediating between the conflicting demands of Germany, who sought release from the disarmament restrictions of the Treaty of Versailles, and France who feared a resurgent Germany. Britain maintained that she had already disarmed to the lowest level compatible with her own perceived security needs, and therefore given the lead to other powers...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0333968506
• ISBN13: 9780333968505
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 9.0"