Land and Power: British and Allied Policy on Germany's Frontiers 1916-19

By Harold I. Nelson

Book Overview

The First World War destroyed the old European balance of power. In the heart of the continent, a basically strong and probably dangerous Germany remained. English and French Security, indeed European and world stability critically depended upon the containment of the Reich. How could a new equilibrium be devised, especially in the absence of a friendly Russian Great Power to the east and in view of America's uncertain course in world politics? This book treats on a board canvas one vital aspect of the German Problem in 1919: the redistribution, through territorial change, of the elements of power between Germany and the victors.

This study and its conclusions are offered as a tentative reappraisal in the light of a new, fuller evidence and of longer perspectives on the subject.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1487573677
• ISBN13: 9781487573676
• Release Date: December 1963
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher