Synopses & Reviews
This book is an edited and annotated version of the journals kept by A. L. Kennedy of The Times who was responsible for writing most of the editorials on European affairs between 1932 and 1939. They provide details of his meetings with Mussolini, Hitler and others, explain the relationship between The Times, the British Government and the Foreign Office, and provide an illuminating insight into the support for "appeasement" and the origins of the Second World War.
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"Martel's book should give historians a little more to think about in reassessing the currently prevailing interpretation." International History Review
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"There are...revealing portraits of many of the leading public figures of the era. The book is a useful and welcome addition." Journal of Military History
Synopsis
An edited and annotated version of the journals kept by A. L. Kennedy of The Times.
Table of Contents
Notes on the text; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1932; 1933; 1934; 1935; 1936; 1937; 1938; 1939; Appendix.