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" The Foreign Office and Finland, 1938-1940 : "
Craig Gerrard.
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BL
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991930
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b746300
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Gerrard, Craig,1960-
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The Foreign Office and Finland, 1938-1940 : : diplomatic sideshow /\ Craig Gerrard.
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London ;New York :: Frank Cass,, 2005.
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Contemporary security studies
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1 online resource (vii, 190 pages)
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0203322762
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: 0415350034
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: 9780203322765
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: 9780415350037
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0415350034
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-186) and index.
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Chapter Introduction -- chapter 1 1938: British policy, the Åland Islands and Finnish rearmament -- chapter 2 1939: Attempts to solve the Åland Islands problem -- chapter 3 1939: The Problems of Rearmament -- chapter 4 Britain, The USSR and the Question of Finland -- chapter 5 The Aftermath of the Nazi-Soviet Pact -- chapter 6 The league of Nations Debate in Geneva -- chapter 7 The Winter War: The First Month -- chapter 8 The Winter War: The Second and Third Months -- chapter 9 The end of the Finno-Soviet war and the frustration of Collier's hopes -- chapter 10 Conclusion.
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The book looks at the ways in which the Northern Department of the Foreign Office approached matters pertaining to Finland in the years 1938-1940, concentrating on the particular issues of the proposed refortification of the Åland Islands, Finnish rearmament and aid to Finland during the Winter War with the Soviet Union. At the beginning of this period, the Northern Department officials aimed at giving support to Finland while, at the same time, attempting to create an environment where Finland and the Soviet Union could reach agreement, thus keeping Finland out of the German sphere of inf.
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Diplomatic relations.
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Great Britain.
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History Archaeology.
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HISTORY.
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Regions Countries - Europe.
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Finland, Foreign relations, 1917-1945.
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Finland, Foreign relations, Great Britain.
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Great Britain, Foreign relations, 1936-1945.
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Great Britain, Foreign relations, Finland.
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Finland.
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Great Britain.
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948.9703/2
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DA47.9.F5G47 2005eb
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