▁war ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁entered ▁into ▁in ▁a ▁condition ▁of ▁moral ▁ind ignation ▁without ▁the ▁resources ▁to ▁fight ▁it " ▁and ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁" prov ident ial ▁good ▁fortune ▁which ▁had ▁placed ▁the ▁bur den ▁of ▁fighting ▁on ▁the ▁Rus si ans ▁and ▁the ▁Americans ". ▁He ▁disapp ro ved ▁of ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁war ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁Labour ▁elect oral ▁lands lide , ▁a ▁greatly ▁expanded ▁w elf are ▁state ▁and ▁the ▁liquid ation ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire . ▁The ▁policy ▁making ▁process ▁for ▁Cow ling ▁is ▁heavily ▁influenced ▁by ▁party ▁politics . ▁Cow ling ▁was ▁well ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁Prim at ▁der ▁In nen polit ik ▁(" prim acy ▁of ▁domestic ▁politics ") ▁explan ations ▁for ▁British ▁foreign ▁policy ; ▁for ▁example , ▁he ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁British ▁" gu arante e " ▁of ▁Poland ▁issued ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁March ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁was ▁advanced ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁Conserv atives ' ▁ch ances ▁against ▁Labour , ▁and ▁had ▁nothing ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁foreign ▁policy ▁consider ations . ▁Cow ling ' s ▁approach ▁is ▁the ▁opposite ▁of ▁the ▁Prim at ▁der ▁Auß en polit ik ▁(" prim acy ▁of ▁foreign ▁politics ") ▁th esis . ▁ ▁Religion ▁and ▁Public ▁Do ctrine ▁in ▁Modern ▁England ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁appeared ▁the ▁three ▁volumes ▁of ▁Cow ling ' s ▁Religion ▁and ▁Public ▁Do ctrine ▁in ▁Modern ▁England . ▁The ▁political ▁history ▁books