The Politics of Persuasion: British Policy and French African Neutrality, 1940-1942

by Desmond Dinan

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As a case study of foreign policy formation and implementation, this text is intended to add to our understanding of the course and conduct of the Second World War, and the dynamics of contemporary international relations. Most important, this book shows wartime Anglo-French relations in a new light by analyzing primarily British policy towards the French African Empire between the defeat of France in June 1940 and the Allied invasion of Morocco and Algeria in November 1942. Contents: include: La Guerre A Outrance?; Free French Africa; Full Circle: French North Africa, October 1940-March 1941; The Moroccan Question; Stemming the Tide; The Madagascar Compromise; Prelude to "Torch".
  • ISBN10 081916982X
  • ISBN13 9780819169822
  • Publish Date 14 June 1988
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 8 June 2010
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint University Press of America
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 320
  • Language English