Britain and Central Europe, 1918-1933 [Hardcover]

This book emphasizes the key role played by Britain in restoring peace and stability in central Europe after the First World War. It focuses on the endeavors of British diplomats in the 1920s to promote political integration and economic co-operation in the Danubia region. The work traces the gradual shift in British attitudes towards the small central European states from one of active engagement to disinterest and even hostility.

1. Introduction
Part I. 'Austria Infelix'
2. The 'Monstrous Child' of the New Europe
3. British Missions in the Austrian Republic
4. Britain and the Policy of Reconciliation
5. The 'Habsburg Bogey' and Austro-Czech Rivalry
6. Britain and the Reconstruction of Austria
7. The Failed Hopes of an 'Eastern Locarno'
Part II. 'The Special Relationship'
8. Seton-Watson and Steed, 'the Twin Erinyes of Magyarism'
9. 'One Russia is Enough for Us': Two Revolutions in Budapest
10. The Clerk Mission and the Establishment of the Horthy Regime
11. Anglo-French Rivalry and the Treaty of Trianon
12. Hungarian Reconstruction and the Austrian Model
13. Revision Versus Reconstruction: British Withdrawal from Hungary
Part III. 'The Lynchpin of Central Europe'
14. 'The Best Justification of the Peace Conference'
15. Prague: A 'Political Observatory' in Central Europe
16. Anglo-Czech Relations and the Tarnished Reputation of Benes
17. From Locarno to Munich
18. Conclusion

Batonyu's analysis serves as a useful reminder that careful archival research can force historians to reconsider a very familiar issue--Munich--from an entirely different perspective....We can hope that he will direct his attention with this same intensity to British policies toward Central Europe for the years after 1933. --Journal of Modern History