Our Man in Berlin: The Diary of Sir Eric Phipps, 1933-1937

by G. Johnson

Overview

Sir Eric Phipps was British ambassador to Berlin during the crucial period between Hitler's decision to withdraw Germany from the League of Nations to his decision to become involved in the Spanish Civil War. His diary offers a unique and often witty evaluation of Hitler and other leading Nazis and their domestic and foreign policies from 1933-1937. The diary entries are supplemented by linking contextual text as well as short biographies of key figures and suggested additional reading.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780230517875
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	01/17/2008
Edition description:	2008
Pages:	250
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.02(d)

About the Author

GAYNOR JOHNSON is Senior Lecturer in International History at the University of Salford, UK. She is the author of The Berlin Embassy of Lord D'Abernon, 1920-1926 and a number of books and articles on international history and European diplomacy in the interwar period.

Table of Contents

Preface Biographies Introduction THE DIARY 1933 1934 1935 1937 Additional Reading

Editorial Reviews

'Sir Eric Phipps was an acerbic and astute critic of Nazism between 1933 and 1937. Gaynor Johnson has therefore performed a great service to historians by editing his diary. Our Man in Berlin will be a key source on the period' - Peter Neville, Kingston University, UK

'Gaynor Johnson has done a great service to historians of international relations in editing Eric Phipps' diary. Publication of this fascinating source, illuminating as it does the recesses of British-German relations in the 1930s, is long overdue' - John W. Young, University of Nottingham, UK

'This book will become an indispensable source for anyone studying the origins of the Second World War.' - Erik Goldstein, Boston University

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