Sir Orme Sargent and British Policy Towards Europe, 1926-1949

This book examines the career of Sir Orme Sargent, one of the most important and distinguished British diplomats of the twentieth century.

For almost a quarter of century, Sargent helped shape British policy towards Europe. Covering the period from 1926 to 1949, this study explores Sargent and Foreign Office responses during a tumultuous period which included the collapse of Weimar Germany, the rise of Fascism, the Second World War, Anglo-Soviet relations and the dawn of the Cold War. In do...