Product Description

The new editions of Access to Historycombine all the strengths of this well-loved series with a new design and features that allow all students access to the content and study skills needed to achieve exam success.

The third edition of this best-selling title has been revised to reflect the needs of the current specifications. The title focuses on the major themes in British Foreign Policy in the inter-war years, starting with Britain's involvement in the Versailles Peace Settlement and how this impacted on foreign policy in the 1920s. Particular attention is paid to Anglo-German relations in the 1930s and the debate over appeasement, as well as examining why Britain went to war in 1939 rather than earlier.

Throughout the book key dates, terms and issues are highlighted, and historical interpretations of key debates are outlined. Summary diagrams are included to consolidate knowledge and understanding of the period, and exam style questions and tips for each examination board provide the opportunity to develop exam skills.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #135408 in Books
• Published on: 2006-03-31
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

About the Author
Alan Farmer is an experienced teacher and author of A Level History.

Customer Reviews

Great for the A Level historian
This book has a lot of the relevant information for the appeasement module for the A2 course. It contains easy to read paragraphs simple tables all which make it easier to learn from. However, the book does not solely focus on Appeasement but on all foriegn police at that time. This may help others but for appeasement you may what to ignore some parts of the book.
I found great to learn and easy to revise from. It contains key quotes from the people at the time and other Historians. Another good thing about this book (for studying) is that its not biest. Buy this book for studying or just learning about the subject.

An excellent documentation of this topic for A Level student
A very good text that deals with all aspects of British foreign affairs in this period, including Lloyd George's role at Versailles, the decline of the Empire (good section on India) and Britain's role in the lead up to the Second world War. It is very 'readable' and provides useful essay plans, evidence based queestions and reviews of the major developments. It is useful as a teaching tool, although very able candidates may find it too simplistic.