Introduction -- Strategic need and economic discrimination -- German grand strategy, 1879-1914 -- French grand strategy, 1887-1914 -- British grand strategy, 1919-39 -- U.S. grand strategy, 1945-67 -- Conclusion

Although the political and military aspects of great-power diplomacy in Eastern Europe during the interwar period have been studied extensively, the economic aspects have been relatively neglected. Drawing on documentary material that has only recently been made available, David Kaiser redresses...