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The Washington Conference, 1921-22 : naval rivalry, East Asian stability and the road to Pearl Harbor /

The Washington Conference regulated the inter-war naval race between the world powers. In the era when it was still believed that battleships were the epitome of naval power and a sign of a country's strength, this conference led to limitations on the building of such weapons by the naval power...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Goldstein, Erik, Maurer, John H.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ilford, Essex, UK ; Portland, Or. : Frank Cass, 1994.
Colección:Diplomacy & statecraft series,
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The Washington Conference regulated the inter-war naval race between the world powers. In the era when it was still believed that battleships were the epitome of naval power and a sign of a country's strength, this conference led to limitations on the building of such weapons by the naval powers of Britain, the USA and Japan. This collection of essays deals with many aspects of the conference; the factors that caused it, the interests of the participating nations both present and future, and the results.
Notas:"This group of studies first appeared in a special issue of Diplomacy & statecraft, vol. 4, no. 3 (November 1993)"--Title page verso
Descripción Física:1 online resource (319 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-311) and index.
ISBN:9781136299155
1136299157
0203043871
9780203043875
1283885204
9781283885201
ISSN:0959-2296