The volume analyses the All Souls 'think-tank' and its deliberations on inter-war foreign policy.
The volume analyses the deliberations of the All Souls 'think-tank' as it struggled to frame a consensus for a foreign policy document intended to guide public and government debate, and avoid another world war.
Introduction: Appeasement and All Souls College; 'A Transitional Policy', December 1937 - February 1938; 'Foreign Policy Now', March 1938; 'A Peace Policy for the Immediate Present', April - May 1938; 'Hours and Hours of Talk', June 1938 - March 1939; 'Between Resistance and Retreat'; Appendix: Participants in the All Souls Discussions; Bibliography; Index.