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Shedding light on the origins of the Second World War in Europe, Stalin's Gamble aims to create a historical narrative of the relations of the USSR with Britain, France, the United States, Poland, Germany, Italy, Czechoslovakia, and Romania during the 1930s. The book explores the Soviet Union's efforts to organize a defensive alliance against Nazi Germany, in effect rebuilding the anti-German Entente of the First World War.
Drawing on extensive research in Soviet as well as Western archives, Michael Jabara Carley offers an in-depth account of the diplomatic manoeuvrings which surrounded the rise of Hitler and Soviet efforts to construct an alliance against future German aggression. Paying close attention to the beliefs and interactions of senior politicians and diplomats, the book seeks to replace one-sided Western histories with records from both sides. The book also offers an inside look at Soviet foreign policy making, with a focus on Stalin as a foreign policy maker as well as his interactions with his colleagues. Told in a fascinating narrative style, Stalin's Gamble attempts to see the European crisis of the 1930s through Soviet eyes.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Biographical Notes
1. Introduction: Prologue to Crisis
2. Dim Lite Night Lamp: Early Attempts at Détente in Paris and Warsaw, 1929-33
3. The Soviet Quest for US Recognition, 1930-3
4. Setback: The Metro-Vickers Affair, 1933
5. Rapallo or Not?
6. "Strike while the Iron Is Hot": Strengthening Relations with France, 1933
7. Shadows of Doubt over Moscow, 1933-4
8. "One Step Back, Two Steps Forward"
9. Nobody Wants the "Bolo Baby": Failure of US-Soviet Relations, 1933-5
10. Koshmar: The Agonising Turn in Relations with France, 1934-5
11. Bridging the Chasm: The Anglo-Soviet Rapprochement, 1933-5
12. Showdown: Negotiating the Franco-Soviet Pact, 1934-5
13. No Bridging the Gap: Erosion of the Anglo-Soviet Rapprochement, 1935
14. The Weak Hinge: Fighting for Relations with France, 1935-6
15. Collapse in London: The Failure of the Anglo-Soviet Rapprochement, 1936
16. Good News, Bad News: The Fall of Laval and the Failure of France, 1936
17. Epilogue
Selected Bibliography
