The Watch on the Rhine
The Military Occupation of the Rhineland. 1918-1930
Pawley, Margaret
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BOOK SUMMARY
The Rhineland, scene of European conflict for generations, remained an intensely contentious area following the end of the hostilities of World War I. Under the Treaty of Versailles the Rhineland remained German but was to be occupied by Allied troops
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The Rhineland, scene of European conflict for generations, remained an intensely contentious area following the end of the hostilities of World War I. Under the Treaty of Versailles the Rhineland remained German but was to be occupied by Allied troops for fifteen years -- a controversial and uncomfortable situation which inevitably caused great friction between rival European powers. The Watch on the Rhine deals with this eventful period of German history and the actions of the Inter-Allied Rhineland High Commission, which was set up to administer the Allied Armies from its headquarters at Koblenz. Drawing on personal memories of her own years spent in the British zone and on the Annual Reports of the Commission, in which her father played a prominent part, Margaret Pawley provides a unique insider view of the work of the Commission up to its disbandment. She vividly evokes the atmosphere of growing resentment at the continuing occupation of German soil and the rise of Hitler that was to lead inexorably to his re-militarisation of the Rhineland in 1936. The Watch on the Rhine is the first book to examine fully the contributions of all four occupying forces and offers a compelling and comprehensive history of a critical phase of European history.
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AUTHOR BIO
Margaret Pawley was born in Allied-Occupied Rhineland. She served in the Special Operations Executive (SOE) in World War II, working in Egypt and Italy as an Intelligence Officer. She read History at Oxford University and worked in Malaya during the Emergency. She has taught at the Open University and is the author of four previous books, including Obedience to Instructions: FANY with the SOE in the Mediterranean.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction * Civil Affairs (19181920) * Separatism IN THE RHINELAND (19181924) * AMERICAN FORCES LEAVE THE RHINE (19221923) * DISARMAMENT, REPARATIONS, AND LOCARNO (19241926) * THE BRITISH ARMY LEAVES COLOGNE FOR WIESBADEN (19261929) * THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONALISTIC SOCIETIES (19291930) * Bibliography * Introduction * Civil Affairs (19181920) * Separatism IN THE RHINELAND (19181924) * AMERICAN FORCES LEAVE THE RHINE (19221923) * DISARMAMENT, REPARATIONS, AND LOCARNO (19241926) * THE BRITISH ARMY LEAVES COLOGNE FOR WIESBADEN (19261929) * THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONALISTIC SOCIETIES (19291930) * Bibliography *
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ISBN: 1845114574
ISBN(13-digit): 9781845114572
Dewey Decimal: 940
Book Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 221
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