Includes bibliographical references (pages 627-642) and index.
Contents
The beginning of the fascist era, 1922-1925 -- Domestic checks and international balances, 1925-1929 -- Military constraints and diplomatic restraint, 1929-1932 -- Moving towards aggression, 1932-1934 -- The trial of force: Abyssinia, 1935 -- Wars, arms and the Axis, 1936-1937 -- The year of true 'realism', 1938 -- 'Speak of peace and prepare for war', 1939-1940.