1939: The Alliance That Never Was and the Coming of World War II - Softcover

A valuable contribution to the historiography on the immediate origins of the Second World War. * Journal of Modern History * An exceptionally fine piece of work . . . fabulous! -- Geoffrey Roberts, author of The Soviet Union and the Origins of the Second World War A well-documented book. . . . Carley has presented a strong case. -- Allen Blitstein * Journal of Military History * It is to Carley's credit that he reminds us why the 1930s remain such a fascinating decade in European history. -- Talbot Imlay * International History Review * Diligent and thorough. -- Adam Ulam * The Review of Higher Education * Carley has done what many would say is impossible. He has given us a new understanding of the coming of World War II in Europe. -- Lloyd C. Gardner, Rutgers University

At a crucial point in the twentieth century, as Nazi Germany prepared for war, negotiations between Britain, France, and the Soviet Union became the last chance to halt Hitler's aggression.