Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations and Maps vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Abbreviations and Acronyms xiii
6. Biographical Notes xv
7. Chapter One. Introduction: The Way It Was 1
8. Chapter Two. European Sidelights: Soviet Setbacks Everywhere, Spring–Summer 1936 10
9. Chapter Three. Catastrophe: Civil War in Spain, 1936–1937 51
10. Chapter Four. The Spectre of Rapallo: Soviet-German Relations, 1934–1937 97
11. Chapter Five. The Broken Hinge: The Ruin of Franco-Soviet Relations, 1936–1937 128
12. Chapter Six. Aftershocks: What to Do, June–December 1937 172
13. Chapter Seven. Whither Romania? Intermezzo, 1936–1938 195
14. Chapter Eight. The Czechoslovak Crisis: First Phase, January–May 1938 243
15. Chapter Nine. The Czechoslovak Crisis: Capitulation, June–December 1938 273
16. Chapter Ten. Despair and Hope: Fresh Efforts to Unite against Hitler, October 1938–April 1939 335
17. Chapter Twelve. Epilogue: The Inevitable, Tragic End of Collective Security 477
18. Notes 489
19. Bibliography 551
20. Index 567