Britain America And The Special Relationship Since 1941

Author : B. J. C McKercher
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2017-06-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351776325

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Britain, America, and the Special Relationship Since 1941 by B. J. C McKercher Pdf

28 George H.W. Bush outlines the new international order: 'Address before a Joint Session of the Congress on the State of the Union', 29 January 1991 -- 29 Clinton deprecates the 'Special Relationship': B.M. Seener, 'Report and Retort: The Special Relationship is not flat', 8 August 2007 -- 30 Major's foreign secretary characterises the fallaciousness of the New World Order: 'Hurd warning over "slide into disorder": Foreign Secretary backs imperial UN and defends Britain's global role to justify permanent Security Council seat', 28 January 1993 -- 31 Blair, 'Doctrine of the International Community', 22 April 1999, Chicago Economic Club -- 32 George W. Bush inaugurates the war on terror, 21 September 2001 -- 33 George W. Bush declares that the United States willundermine the international 'Axis of Evil': State of the Union Address, 29 January 2002 -- 34 Obama and Cameron, 'The U.S. and Britain still enjoy special relationship', 12 March 2012 -- Further reading -- References -- Index

Author : B. J. C McKercher
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2017-06-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351776318

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Britain, America, and the Special Relationship since 1941 by B. J. C McKercher Pdf

Britain, America and the Special Relationship since 1941 examines the Anglo-American strategic and military relationship that developed during the Second World War and continued until recent years. Forged on a common ground of social, cultural, and ideological values as well as political expediency, this partnership formed the basis of the western alliance throughout the Cold War, playing an essential part in bringing stability to the post-1945 international order. Clearly written and chronologically organized, the book begins by discussing the origins of the ‘Special Relationship’ and its progression from uneasy coexistence in the eighteenth century to collaboration at the start of the Second World War. McKercher explores the continued evolution of this partnership during the conflicts that followed, such as the Suez Crisis, the Vietnam War, and the Falklands War. The book concludes by looking at the developments in British and American politics during the past two decades and analysing the changing dynamics of this alliance over the course of its existence. Illustrated with maps and photographs and supplemented by a chronology of events and list of key figures, this is an essential introductory resource for students of the political history and foreign policies of Britain and the United States in the twentieth century.

Author : Michael Smith
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2022-08-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781471186806

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The Real Special Relationship by Michael Smith Pdf

'Fascinating analysis' Nigel West; 'Grippingly told, authoritative' Mail on Sunday; 'Meticulously researched...a remarkably good read' John Brennan, former CIA Director; 'Excellent...a detailed, highly professional account' Sir John Scarlett, former MI6 Chief ​ The Special Relationship between America and Britain is feted by politicians on both sides of the Atlantic when it suits their purpose and just as frequently dismissed as a myth, not least by the media, which announces its supposed death on a regular basis. Yet the simple truth is that the two countries are bound together more closely than either is to any other ally. In The Real Special Relationship, Michael Smith reveals how it all began, when a top-secret visit by four American codebreakers to Bletchley Park in February 1941 - ten months before the US entered the Second World War - marked the start of a close collaboration between the two nations that endures to this day. Once the war was over, and the Cold War began, both sides recognised that the way they had worked together to decode German and Japanese ciphers could now be used to counter the Soviet threat. Despite occasional political conflict and public disputes between the two nations, such as during the Suez crisis, behind the scenes intelligence sharing continued uninterrupted, right up to the recent Russian invasion of Ukraine. Smith, the bestselling author of Station X and having himself served in British military intelligence, brings together a fascinating range of characters, from Winston Churchill and Ian Fleming to Kim Philby and Edward Snowden, who have helped shape the security of our two nations. Supported by in-depth interviews and an excellent range of personal contacts, he takes the reader into the mysterious workings of MI6, the CIA and all those who work to keep us safe.

Author : William Roger Louis
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0198201834

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The "Special Relationship" by William Roger Louis Pdf

Leading authorities here analyze the historic special relationship between Britain and the United States since 1945. The opening chapters trace the development of the alliance and discuss the "special relationship within the special relationship" between Churchill and Roosevelt, Eden and Eisenhower, Macmillan and Kennedy, and Thatcher and Reagan. The contributors then go beyond traditional rhetorical appeals to common language and heritage, and consider the military, political, and economic links that bind the two countries.

Author : Christopher John Bartlett
Publisher : Longman Publishing Group
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : UCAL:B4446011

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'The Special Relationship' by Christopher John Bartlett Pdf

This series explores key issues in world history since 1945, in volumes focused on nations, regions, themes and processes.

Author : Ian Buruma
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780525522201

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The Churchill Complex by Ian Buruma Pdf

"From one of its keenest observers, a brilliant, witty journey through the "special relationship" between England and America which has done so much to shape the world, from World War 2 to Brexit, through the lens of the fateful bonds between President and Prime Minister"--

Author : Alan P. Dobson,Steve Marsh
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2017-02-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317283713

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Churchill and the Anglo-American Special Relationship by Alan P. Dobson,Steve Marsh Pdf

This book examines Winston Churchill’s role in the creation and development of the Anglo–American special relationship. Drawing together world leading and emergent scholars, this volume offers a critical celebration of Churchill’s contribution to establishing the Anglo–American special relationship. Marking the seventieth anniversary of Churchill’s pronouncement in 1946 of that special relationship in his famous Iron Curtain speech, the book provides new insights into old debates by drawing upon approaches and disciplines that have hitherto been marginalised or neglected. The book foregrounds agency, culture, values, ideas and the construction and representation of special Anglo–American relations, past and present. The volume covers two main themes. Firstly, it identifies key influences upon Churchill as he developed his political career, especially processes and patterns of Anglo–American convergence prior to and during World War Two. Second, it provides insights into how Churchill sought to promote a post-war Anglo–American special relationship, how he discursively constructed it and how he has remained central to that narrative to the present day. From this analysis emerges new understanding of the raw material from which Churchill conjured special UK–US relations and of how his conceptualisation of that special relationship has been shaped and re-shaped in the decades after 1946. This book will be of much interest to students of Anglo–American relations, Cold War Studies, foreign policy, international history and IR in general.

Author : Robert M. Hathaway
Publisher : MacMillan Publishing Company
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105003902371

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Great Britain and the United States by Robert M. Hathaway Pdf

In the years following World War II, the United Kingdom and the United States have found it useful to cultivate an unusually close partnership based on shared objectives, fears, values, and a remarkable array of personal bonds between the two nations' leaders. While this partnership has not been without its trials, its durability has been a salient feature of the postwar international landscape. In this balanced survey historian Robert Hathaway explores the strategic, diplomatic, economic, and cultural dimensions of the special relationship that fact and fantasy have woven around British-American ties. Drawing upon archival material from both sides of the Atlantic, he employs a binational approach that skillfully reveals the two nations' differing perspectives. (from book cover).

Author : John Baylis
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1997-03-15
Category : History
ISBN : 071904779X

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Anglo-American Relations Since 1939 by John Baylis Pdf

The documents also reveal the way the concept of the 'special relationship' was used as a 'tool of diplomacy' on both sides of the Atlantic.

Author : Jan Fichtner
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 65 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2007-06
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 9783638652490

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The Special Relationship Between Great Britain and the USA - Myth Or Reality? by Jan Fichtner Pdf

Intermediate Examination Paper from the year 2003 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: Miscellaneous, grade: 2,3 (B), University of Göttingen, language: English, abstract: Winston Churchill coined the term Special Relationship in his famous speech in Fulton, Missouri in 1946. This term characterises the unparalleled close Anglo-American relations during the Second World War and in the time thereafter. The shared perception that Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union constituted major external threats to their well-being bound the societies and leaderships of Great Britain and the United States together. The looming menace ceased to exist after the break-up of the Soviet Union and the demise of Communism, and for several authors so did the raison d ́être of the Special Relationship as well. It was more however that brought these two countries together than the shared perception of a communist threat. Why is it that "neither country has fully adjusted its mind to thinking of the members of the other society as foreigners", and that Americans still refer to Britain as the "mother country" every now and then? Why do certain authors call Britain the "fortified outpost of the Anglo-Saxon race" or the "unsinkable aircraft carrier"? And is it just by chance that fictional author George Orwell calls Britain "Airstrip One" and associates it with North America in his novel "1984"? Is it a coincidence or are these - admittedly vague - expressions signs of subtle yet overarching bonds between the two countries? This work will analyse and discuss various aspects of Anglo-American relations. The apparent cooperation in the fields of foreign and security policy will be assessed, as well as the more disguised realm of military and intelligence collaboration. Following is a chapter about two aspects that dominate our time, economy and business in the Anglo-American relationship. The last chapter attempts to illuminate the obscure field of "private" relations between th

Author : Jeremy Green
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2020-07-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780691197326

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The Political Economy of the Special Relationship by Jeremy Green Pdf

How America's global financial power was created and shaped through its special relationship with Britain The rise of global finance in the latter half of the twentieth century has long been understood as one chapter in a larger story about the postwar growth of the United States. The Political Economy of the Special Relationship challenges this popular narrative. Revealing the Anglo-American origins of financial globalization, Jeremy Green sheds new light on Britain’s hugely significant, but often overlooked, role in remaking international capitalism alongside America. Drawing from new archival research, Green questions the conventional view of international economic history as a series of cyclical transitions among hegemonic powers. Instead, he explores the longstanding interactive role of private and public financial institutions in Britain and the United States—most notably the close links between their financial markets, central banks, and monetary and fiscal policies. He shows that America’s unparalleled post-WWII financial power was facilitated, and in important ways constrained, by British capitalism, as the United States often had to work with and through British politicians, officials, and bankers to achieve its vision of a liberal economic order. Transatlantic integration and competition spurred the rise of the financial sector, an increased reliance on debt, a global easing of regulation, the ascendance of monetarism, and the transition to neoliberalism. From the gold standard to the recent global financial crisis and beyond, The Political Economy of the Special Relationship recasts the history of global finance through the prism of Anglo-American development.

Author : Lynne Olson
Publisher : Random House Incorporated
Page : 577 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 9781400069743

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Those Angry Days by Lynne Olson Pdf

Traces the crisis period leading up to America's entry in World War II, describing the nation's polarized interventionist and isolation factions as represented by the government, in the press and on the streets, in an account that explores the forefront roles of British-supporter President Roosevelt and isolationist Charles Lindbergh. (This book was previously featured in Forecast.)

Author : William Roger Louis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:868632814

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The Special Relationship Anglo-American Relations Since 1945 by William Roger Louis Pdf

Author : Alex Danchev
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : NWU:35556032327389

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On Specialness by Alex Danchev Pdf

Investigates the "special" Anglo-American relationship. The essays in this book focus on the personalities and strategies of the wartime and post-war period.

Author : Wyn Rees
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2024-02-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780198884644

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The Anglo-American Military Relationship by Wyn Rees Pdf

The Anglo-American Military Relationship explores military cooperation since the end of the Cold War. Much of the literature on the Anglo-American 'Special Relationship' has focused on the personal linkages between American Presidents and British Prime Ministers. This book argues that much of what is special between the two countries has resided in their military cooperation. This has provided the ballast that has underpinned other aspects of the political and economic relationship and given it durability. The book focuses on how the British armed services have worked alongside a superpower, in both peacetime and conflict. This military cooperation has been a challenging task, not least because it has occurred within a dynamic strategic context in which the nature of conflict has been evolving. British armed forces have engaged with their American allies in high intensity warfare, as well as in developing military doctrines to address insurgency, peace enforcement, and nation-building tasks. Working so closely with the US military has generated risks as well as benefits for Britain's armed forces. It has led them to engage in tasks that have weighed heavily upon their resources and has resulted in numerous tensions between the two sides.