A man of peaceable intent
Burckhardt, the British and Red Cross neutrality during the Second World War
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4830677 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jessie Crossland (0000-0001-7739-4288, Murdoch University, corresponding author), James Crossland |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 84 |
| Issue | 223 |
| Pages | 165-182 |
| Publication date | 2011-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Historical Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0950-3471 • E-ISSN: 1468-2281 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-2281.2009.00538.x |
| OpenAlex | W2115190620 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
This article examines the efforts of the vice-president of the international committee of the Red Cross (I.C.R.C.), Carl J. Burckhardt, to broker peace between Britain and Germany during the Second World War – a goal that contravened the I.C.R.C.'s core principle of non-political involvement and neutrality. In examining the evolution of Burckhardt's peacemaking efforts, both before and during the war, this article will demonstrate how Whitehall's view of these activities shaped relations between the British and the I.C.R.C. It will also show that, despite the criticisms made of Burckhardt for his closeness to Berlin, he was able to use his German contacts and proclivity for ‘unofficial’ negotiations to improve the I.C.R.C.'s humanitarian response to the challenges posed by the European conflict
Archaeology · Closeness · Economic history · German · Negotiation · Neutrality · Political science · Politics · Sociology · French Historical and Cultural Studies · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · History · Law · World Wars: History, Literature, and Impact
| Citations per year | 0.1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2016 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |