Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I: Allied Cooperation during the World War: 'What Will Be the Place of Bulgaria at the Judgement Seat?'; 1. Bulgaria in British Postwar Planning; 2. Getting Bulgaria Out of the War; Part II: Rising Tensions and Lowering Expectations during the Armistice: 'Britain Has to Be a Little More than a Spectator'; 3. The Principles of British Postwar Policy towards Bulgaria; 4. Observing the Establishment of Communist Rule in Bulgaria; 5. Recognizing the Bulgarian Communist Regime; Part III: Consolidation of the Cold War Frontline: 'We Are Supporting Certain Principles'; 6. British Acceptance of Communist Rule in Bulgaria; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
A deeper and more nuanced understanding of the origins of the Cold War and British involvement in Bulgaria and the Balkans.
Marietta Stankova is a historian of the Cold War and Communism. She holds a PhD in international history from the London School of Economics and Political Science, where she has also taught.
'Drawing on an impressive array of primary sources, this book offers a perceptive, nuanced and judicious analysis of the evolution of British policy towards Bulgaria in the context of the breakdown of the grand alliance of World War II and the onset of the Cold War.' -Vesselin Dimitrov, London School of Economics and Political Science '"Bulgaria in British Foreign Policy" is a timely and rigorously researched study on a valuable but rarely explored topic. Stankova has produced a work of lasting importance.' -Matthew Worley, University of Reading
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