Anglo-American relations in the twentieth century : of friendship, conflict, and the rise and decline of superpowers / / Alan P. Dobson

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910960980303321
• Autore: Dobson Alan P.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1995
• ISBN: 9781134812875; 1134812876; 9781134812882; 1134812884; 9781280325410; 1280325410; 9780203293584; 0203293584
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (208 p.)
• Collana: British history in perspective
• Disciplina: 327.41073; 327.410730904
• Soggetti: International relations; Great Britain Foreign relations United States; United States Foreign relations Great Britain; United States Foreign relations 20th century
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; The lion and the eagle: of twisted tails and plucked feathers; Identifying the contours of the relationship; Assertion and response 1900 19; Resolving differences and changing defence policies; Economic rivalry; The impact of war; Associated but not allied; Stability and change 1919 39; Debts, navies and economic policies 1920 5; Security and economic depression 1925 34; The dictates of sentiment and the needs of self-interest 1934 9; In war and Cold War 1939 51; Intelligence, atomic and military co-operation 1941 5; Personal relations; Economic policy An incomplete restoration of special relations 1946 51; Conservatively special 1951 61; Churchill and Truman; Churchill ; and Eisenhower 1951 5; The Far and Middle East; Suez and its consequences 1956 61; Into the 1960's; Years of transition 1961 79; Economic policies; Nuclear defence; Sterling, defence and Bretton Woods 1964 70; On losing one's way 1970 4; Picking up the pieces 1974 9; Interests and sentiment 1980 95, and beyond; Reagan and Thatcher 1981 9; Changes and re-adjustments 1990 5; Concluding observations; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The relationship between Britain and America has been the most important bilateral relationship the world has ever seen. Dobson's concise and readable book covers the whole of this century and employs selected historical detail to expose the special relationship in its true light and in all its complexity. Dobson rejects that claim that the US was ever hegemonical. Its relationship with Britain - over the Suez Crisis and Iran in the 1960's and Grenada in 1983 - clearly demonstrates that it had to bargain and did not always get its way. However, the two nations co-operated in every major crisis