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Franco-British relations and the question of conscription in Britain, 1938-1939

Hucker, Daniel

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This article examines the relationship interaction between the French campaign for the introduction of British conscription during 1938-39 and the ebbs and flows of British public opinion on the same issue. In particular, it will demonstrate how French pressure for conscription varied in intensity depending on their perceptions of British opinion on the subject. It was this interaction between diplomatic and domestic pressures that ultimately compelled the British government to introduce conscription in April 1939. Furthermore, the issue of conscription also sheds light on the wider issue of Franco-British relations, revealing how French foreign policy was neither dictated by an ‘English Governess’ nor pursued independently of Great Britain.

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Hucker, D. Franco-British relations and the question of conscription in Britain, 1938-1939. Contemporary European History, 17(4), https://doi.org/10.1017/S0960777308004657

Journal Article Type Article
Deposit Date Jan 27, 2015
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Contemporary European History
Print ISSN 0960-7773
Electronic ISSN 0960-7773
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 17
Issue 4
DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/S0960777308004657
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1015087
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0960777308004657
Additional Information Copyright Cambridge University Press.

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