Counterterrorism Between the Wars: An International History, 1919-1937

Mary S. Barton's book explores counterterrorism between World War I and II, focusing on Britain's attempts to quell revolutionary nationalist movements and the Great Powers' efforts to counter the Communist International. It also discusses the establishment of modern intelligence and the role of the Paris Peace Conference and the League of Nations in facilitating terrorism. The stories are told across the world, from the remains of the Austro-Hungarian, German, and Russian empires to the Northwest Frontier and the Bengal Province of British India.

Format: Hardback
Length: 224 pages
Publication date: 05 November 2020
Publisher: Oxford University Press

Mary S. Barton delves into the realm of counterterrorism during the years spanning between World War I and World War II, commencing with the attempted assassination of French Prime Minister George Clemenceau in 1919 and extending to the double assassination of King Alexander I of Yugoslavia and French Foreign Minister Jean Louis Barthou in 1934. In recounting the narrative of counterterrorism during this era, Barton places particular emphasis on Britain's endeavors to suppress revolutionary nationalist movements in India and across its vast empire, as well as the collective efforts of the Great Powers to counter the activities of the Communist International. Moreover, Barton explores the establishment of the foundational tools and infrastructure of modern intelligence, including the collaboration between the United Kingdom and the United States that would eventually evolve into the Five Eyes intelligence alliance. She also sheds light on the significance of forgotten terrorism and arms traffic conventions, while examining the role played by the Paris Peace Conference and the League of Nations in facilitating these activities. The narratives woven within Counterterrorism Between the Wars unfold across a global landscape, encompassing the remnants of the Austro-Hungarian, German, and Russian empires, as well as the Northwest Frontier and the Bengal Province of British India. A century after the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, Counterterrorism Between the Wars emerges as the inaugural comprehensive study to harmonize the mass production of weapons during the Great War with the diplomacy of the interwar era and the emergence of state-sponsored terrorism during the 1920s and 1930s.

Weight: 502g
Dimension: 165 x 240 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780198864042