Physical Description
xv, 255 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Contents
Introduction
Danzig : from Hanseatic Port to Free City, 997-1920
'The British period' and the fallout from Locarno, 1920-1929
The rise of the NSDAP in Danzig and the growth of Gdynia, 1930-1934
British and Polish appeasement : an overview, 1925-1938
Lester's appointment as high commissioner
Lester's arrival in Danzig and the realignment of Polish foreign policy
Election fever in the Free City
The political fallout from the 1935 elections
Financial crisis in Danzig, political crisis in Geneva
Bombshell
The calm before the storm
The Leipzig incident
Poland as League mediator
Diplomatic efforts intensify
The political fallout from Lester's 'resignation'
The final humiliation of the League in Danzig
Conclusion.
ISBN
9780716529682
0716529688
0716529696 (pbk.)
9780716529699 (pbk.)
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-241) and index.
Introduction -- Danzig : from Hanseatic Port to Free City, 997-1920 -- 'The British period' and the fallout from Locarno, 1920-1929 -- The rise of the NSDAP in Danzig and the growth of Gdynia, 1930-1934 -- British and Polish appeasement : an overview, 1925-1938 -- Lester's appointment as high commissioner -- Lester's arrival in Danzig and the realignment of Polish foreign policy -- Election fever in the Free City -- The political fallout from the 1935 elections -- Financial crisis in Danzig, political crisis in Geneva -- Bombshell -- The calm before the storm -- The Leipzig incident -- Poland as League mediator -- Diplomatic efforts intensify -- The political fallout from Lester's 'resignation' -- The final humiliation of the League in Danzig -- Conclusion.
