In his monograph, V. Trukhanovsky, Corresponding Member of the USSR Academy of Sciences and a specialist on contemporary British history, presents a political biography of the famous British diplomat, Foreign Minister and Prime Minister, Anthony Eden, who played an important role in British foreign policy from the 1930s to the 1950s.
This political portrait of Anthony Eden also serves to illustrate Anglo-Soviet, Anglo-American and Anglo-European relations, particularly in the immediate pre-war years.
The author devotes specific attention to Eden’s political activity during the creation of the anti-Hitler coalition and in the post-war period.
This book represents a notable contribution to the elaboration of the history of international relations, and will be of interest to the wide readership.
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Contents
From the Author 5
Chapter I The Beginning of the Road 7
Chapter II The First Stage in the Policy of “Appeasement” 41
Chapter III Foreign Secretary in a Government of “Appeasers” 96
Chapter IV The War Years 174
Chapter V Opposition: The First Post-War Decade 223
Chapter VI Failure of a Policy, Failure of a Career 285
Epilogue 345
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