This book provides a comprehensive examination of British policy during
the Ruhr occupation crisis of 1922-24. It explores Britain's attitude to
reparations and to broader questions of postwar European reconstruction
and stability, revealing the dilemmas caused by Britain's underlying
strategic and economic weakness after the First World War. It highlights
the difficulties Britain encountered when dealing with her European
neighbours and provides a valuable insight into the complexity of
British foreign policy during this brief but crucial period.