Frontmatter
Contents
List of Illustrations and Maps
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations and Acronyms
Biographical Notes
1 Introduction: Prologue to Crisis
2 A Dimly Lit Night Lamp: Early Attempts at Détente in Paris and Warsaw, 1929-1932
3 A Steep Hill: Te Soviet Quest for US Recognition, 1930-1933
4 Setback: Te Metro-Vickers Afair, 1933
5 Rapallo or Not? Soviet Relations with Germany and Poland, 1933
6 "Strike while the Iron Is Hot": Strengthening Relations with France, 1933
7 Shadows of Doubt over Moscow: Consolidating Collective Security, 1933-1934
8 "One Step Back, Two Steps Forward": Ups and Downs in Soviet Relations in the West, 1934
9 Nobody Wants "the Bolo Baby": The Failure of US-Soviet Relations, 1933-1935
10 Koshmar: Te Agonizing Turn in Relations with France, 1934-1935
11 Bridging the Gap: Te Anglo-Soviet Rapprochement, 1934-1935
12 Showdown: Negotiating the Franco-Soviet Pact, 1935
13 No Bridging the Gap: Erosion of the Anglo-Soviet Rapprochement, 1935
14 The Weak Hinge: France and Its East European Allies, 1935-1936
15 Collapse in London: The Failure of the Anglo-Soviet Rapprochement, 1936
16 Good News, Bad News: The Fall of Laval and the Abdication of France, 1936
17 Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Index