Christopher Baxter
Biographic Data
| ID | 3647738 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christopher Baxter |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christopher |
| FAMILY NAME | Baxter |
| SIGNATURE | BAXTER C |
| AFFILIATIONS | London , UK |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
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The Secret Intelligence Service, Passport Control and Jewish Refugees from the Third Reich, 1938–1939
The role of members of the British Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) in helping Jewish refugees flee Nazi persecution in the 1930s has garnered wide interest. It has been claimed that SIS officers, in their cover role as Passport Control Officers (PCOs), helped ‘save’ thousands of Jews from the Third Reich by issuing immigration visas. The focus, however, has been on individual SIS officers, rather than the collective effort of the many passport …
Britain in Global Politics Volume 1
This volume of essays focuses upon Britain's international and imperial role from the mid-Victorian era through until the immediate aftermath of the Second World War. Individual chapters by acknowledg
A Closed Book? British Intelligence and East Asia, 1945–1950
This article focuses on British intelligence in China, Japan, and Korea from the end of the Second World War to the outbreak of the Korean War in June 1950. It seeks to ascertain whether the collection of secret intelligence and its subsequent interpretation provided an accurate picture of Soviet and local communist intentions in East Asia. Since the war against Japan began, the region was largely an American responsibility and remained so after …
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General
The Great Power Struggle in East Asia, 1944–50
The first full account of British policy towards China, Japan and Korea from the final stages of the Second World War to the outbreak of the Korean War, set against the backdrop of the Anglo-American
The Foreign Office and Post-war Planning for East Asia, 1944–45
Between 1944 and 1945, the Foreign Office devoted considerable time to the problem of British post-war policy for China, Korea and Japan, even though the area was considered a low priority by the British government. Of course, diplomats and geographical departments have a tendency to write a lot about the region for which they are responsible, but do their great thoughts merit close scrutiny? A principal reason for exploring their thoughts in thi…
A Very Great Clerk”
Sir Ronald H. Campbell was the first British ambassador during the Second World War to manage a key bilateral relationship with a wartime ally. When the Germans invaded France in May 1940, Campbell's Embassy was transformed from a diplomatic reporting post into a frontline base that had to brief London not only on the political situation in France but also on strategic military matters. However, the British ambassador would constantly struggle to…
In Pursuit of a Pacific Strategy
This article seeks to explain why the British pushed for a role in Pacific operations during the Second World War when it faced other strategic priorities in Southeast Asia, as well as a powerful American military that maintained tight control over operational decision-making. Although several quarters in Whitehall, including the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, had doubts about the necessity of a Pacific strategy, there were sensible reasons b…
In Pursuit of a Pacific Strategy
This article seeks to explain why the British pushed for a role in Pacific operations during the Second World War when it faced other strategic priorities in Southeast Asia, as well as a powerful American military that maintained tight control over operational decision-making. Although several quarters in Whitehall, including the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, had doubts about the necessity of a Pacific strategy, there were sensible reasons b…
The Foreign Office and Post-war Planning for East Asia, 1944–45
Between 1944 and 1945, the Foreign Office devoted considerable time to the problem of British post-war policy for China, Korea and Japan, even though the area was considered a low priority by the British government. Of course, diplomats and geographical departments have a tendency to write a lot about the region for which they are responsible, but do their great thoughts merit close scrutiny? A principal reason for exploring their thoughts in thi…
In Pursuit of a Pacific Strategy
This article seeks to explain why the British pushed for a role in Pacific operations during the Second World War when it faced other strategic priorities in Southeast Asia, as well as a powerful American military that maintained tight control over operational decision-making. Although several quarters in Whitehall, including the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, had doubts about the necessity of a Pacific strategy, there were sensible reasons b…
The Foreign Office and Post-war Planning for East Asia, 1944–45
Between 1944 and 1945, the Foreign Office devoted considerable time to the problem of British post-war policy for China, Korea and Japan, even though the area was considered a low priority by the British government. Of course, diplomats and geographical departments have a tendency to write a lot about the region for which they are responsible, but do their great thoughts merit close scrutiny? A principal reason for exploring their thoughts in thi…
A Very Great Clerk”
Sir Ronald H. Campbell was the first British ambassador during the Second World War to manage a key bilateral relationship with a wartime ally. When the Germans invaded France in May 1940, Campbell's Embassy was transformed from a diplomatic reporting post into a frontline base that had to brief London not only on the political situation in France but also on strategic military matters. However, the British ambassador would constantly struggle to…
The Great Power Struggle in East Asia, 1944–50
The first full account of British policy towards China, Japan and Korea from the final stages of the Second World War to the outbreak of the Korean War, set against the backdrop of the Anglo-American
General
A Closed Book? British Intelligence and East Asia, 1945–1950
This article focuses on British intelligence in China, Japan, and Korea from the end of the Second World War to the outbreak of the Korean War in June 1950. It seeks to ascertain whether the collection of secret intelligence and its subsequent interpretation provided an accurate picture of Soviet and local communist intentions in East Asia. Since the war against Japan began, the region was largely an American responsibility and remained so after …
General
Britain in Global Politics Volume 1
This volume of essays focuses upon Britain's international and imperial role from the mid-Victorian era through until the immediate aftermath of the Second World War. Individual chapters by acknowledg
The Secret Intelligence Service, Passport Control and Jewish Refugees from the Third Reich, 1938–1939
The role of members of the British Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) in helping Jewish refugees flee Nazi persecution in the 1930s has garnered wide interest. It has been claimed that SIS officers, in their cover role as Passport Control Officers (PCOs), helped ‘save’ thousands of Jews from the Third Reich by issuing immigration visas. The focus, however, has been on individual SIS officers, rather than the collective effort of the many passport …
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