Poland, the United States, and the Stabilization of Europe, 1919-1933

By Neal Pease

In the eyes of the world, no European country appeared more vulnerable to its enemies or less likely to establish peace with them than inter-war Poland. This is the first full-length study of relations between Poland and the U.S. following World War I, as Poland turned to America to buttress its precarious position. Pease lucidly examines how Polish leaders of the 1920s, discerning America's essential aim of fostering stability in Europe, sought to enlist U.S. political and financial support on behalf of their beleaguered state. Drawing on exhaustive archival research, Pease unravels the fascinating ties between these unlikely diplomatic partners. He reveals how Poland not only had to fight an uphill battle against inter-war America's isolationism, but also had to counter America's reluctance to underwrite a nation surrounded by two strong and hostile neighbors, Germany and the Soviet Union. Poland's plea for political and financial backing was ultimately denied by both the White House and Wall Street with dire consequences for Poland's future and Europe's fragile peace. Authoritative and original, this book is valuable contribution to our understanding of America and Europe during the interwar years.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195040503
• ISBN13: 9780195040500
• Release Date: November 1986
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

MUST READ! POLAND SAW THE FUTURE, AMERICA IGNORED POLAND'S PLEAS, AND THE REST IS HISTORY...

Poland jussnever received any help or relief. If America had acted on Poland's request for help, WWII could have had less horrendous outcome for Poles, the world, and Jewry. Poland just never gets relief.