Britain S Retreat From East Of Suez

Author : Saki Dockrill
Publisher : Springer
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2002-07-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780230597785

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Britain’s Retreat from East of Suez by Saki Dockrill Pdf

This book, based on recently declassified documents in Britain and the USA, is the first detailed account of Britain's East of Suez decision, which was taken by the Harold Wilson Government in 1967-68. Contrary to received opinion, the author argues that the decision was not taken hastily as a result of the November 1967 devaluation. Nor is there any hard evidence to support the notion that there existed a 'Pound-Defence' deal with the USA. Despite Washington's pressure to maintain Britain's East of Suez role, the decision was taken by the Labour Government on the basis of a long-term effort to re-examine Britain's world role since 1959, and it marked the end of an era for postwar Britain.

Author : J. Pickering
Publisher : Springer
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1998-07-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780333995488

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Britain's Withdrawal From East of Suez by J. Pickering Pdf

After 1945, Britain maintained a great chain of overseas military outposts stretching from the Suez Canal to Singapore. Commonly termed the `east of Suez' role, this chain had long been thought to be crucial for the country's security and its vitality. Nonetheless, British leaders eventually decided to abandon this network of bases. This study provides the most comprehensive explanation of this pivotal decision to date, while also offering insight into the processes of foreign policy change and the decline of great powers.

Author : Saki Dockrill
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2002-07-09
Category : History
ISBN : 0333732367

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Britain’s Retreat from East of Suez by Saki Dockrill Pdf

This book, based on recently declassified documents in Britain and the USA, is the first detailed account of Britain's East of Suez decision, which was taken by the Harold Wilson Government in 1967-68. Contrary to received opinion, the author argues that the decision was not taken hastily as a result of the November 1967 devaluation. Nor is there any hard evidence to support the notion that there existed a 'Pound-Defence' deal with the USA. Despite Washington's pressure to maintain Britain's East of Suez role, the decision was taken by the Labour Government on the basis of a long-term effort to re-examine Britain's world role since 1959, and it marked the end of an era for postwar Britain.

Author : William Roger Louis,S. R. Ashton
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 011290582X

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East of Suez and the Commonwealth 1964-1971: East of Suez by William Roger Louis,S. R. Ashton Pdf

The main purpose of the British Documents on the End of Empire Project (BDEEP) is to publish documents from British official archives on the ending of colonial rule and the context in which this took place. This publication is the first of three volumes which examine the years 1964 to 1971, during which period ten territories became independent and all but one (Aden) became new members of the Commonwealth. Issues considered include: the symbolic significance of the recall of British troops from East of Suez, and the circumstances of Britain's withdrawl from Aden; a reappraisal of British interests in South-East Asia in the context of Singapore's secession from Malaysia; the ending of confrontation with Indonesia; British views on the Vietnam conflict; the end of Britain's treaties of protection in the Persian Gulf and the creation of the UAE.

Author : P. L. Pham
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2010-01-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199580361

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Ending 'East of Suez' by P. L. Pham Pdf

P.L. Pham examines the reasons for the Wilson Government's decision to withdraw from 'East of Suez'. Drawing upon previously classified records in the United Kingdom, USA, and Australia, Pham provides a detailed and comprehensive examination of the British policy process leading up to the final decision to withdraw.

Author : Tom Pocock
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : History
ISBN : UCAL:B4311801

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East and West of Suez by Tom Pocock Pdf

Author : Simon C. Smith
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 0415331927

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Britain's Revival and Fall in the Gulf by Simon C. Smith Pdf

This book examines Britain's decision to leave the Gulf and considers the interaction between British decision-making, and local responses and initiatives, in shaping the modern Gulf.

Author : P. L. Pham
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2010-01-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780191610431

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Ending 'East of Suez' by P. L. Pham Pdf

In 1964 Britain's defence presence in Malaysia and Singapore was the largest and most expensive component of the country's world-wide role. Yet within three and a half years the Wilson Government had announced that Britain would be withdrawing from its major Southeast Asian bases and abandoning any special military role 'East of Suez'. Drawing upon previously classified government records P.L. Pham examines and explains how the Wilson Government came to this conclusion, one of the most significant decisions in the decline of British global power after the Second World War. Substantially revising earlier accounts, Pham exposes the inner workings of government, the close but strained relations between the United Kingdom and the United States in the midst of Cold War tensions, and how politicians and policy makers managed the decline of British power, providing an in-depth and comprehensive study of British policy processes of the era.

Author : Scott Lucas
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Egypt
ISBN : 0719045800

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Britain and Suez by Scott Lucas Pdf

The Suez War in 1956 marked the end of the British Empire, with the government of Anthony Eden forced into a ceasefire as it tried to seize the Suez Canal and overthrow the Egyptian government. Historians since have tried to understand the causes of the war and the reasons for British failure.

Author : William David McIntyre
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0333693310

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British Decolonization, 1946-1997 by William David McIntyre Pdf

Author : Philip Stephens
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2021-01-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9780571341795

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Britain Alone by Philip Stephens Pdf

NEW AND UPDATED EDITIONA magisterial and profoundly perceptive survey of Britain's post-war role on the global stage, from Suez to Brexit. 'The fullest long-run political and diplomatic narrative yet of Britain's fateful, tragi-comic road to Brexit.'DAVID KYNASTON'An instant classic . . . Stephens is a master of historical codebreaking.'PETER HENNESSEYAward-winning Financial Times journalist Philip Stephens paints a fascinating portrait of sixty years - from Suez to Brexit - as Britain struggles to reconcile its waning power with its past glory. Drawing on decades of personal contact and interviews with senior politicians and diplomats in Britain, the United States and across the capitals of Europe, Britain Alone is a magisterial and deeply perceptive history of our nation and how we arrived at the state we are in.'Commanding . . . Rarely if ever, in the history of the British state since 1707, has one half of Britain's ruling elite committed an act of policy viewed with such absolute contempt by the other half; and rarely has that contempt been expressed with such elegance, such fluency, and such a devastating wealth of supporting detail, as in this mighty survey.' SCOTSMAN'Profoundly knowledgeable.' CHRIS PATTEN'Compelling.' LAWRENCE FREEDMAN'A fascinating history.' IRISH TIMES'A magnificent, exhilarating book' PROSPECT

Author : Christopher Tuck
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2016-05-23
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781317162094

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Confrontation, Strategy and War Termination by Christopher Tuck Pdf

At the heart of this book is the problem of war termination. Britain won an almost unbroken string of tactical military victories during an undeclared war against the Republic of Indonesia in the 1960s, yet it proved difficult to translate this into strategic success. Using conflict termination theories, this book argues that British strategy during Confrontation was both exemplary and flawed, both of which need not be mutually exclusive. The British experience in Indonesia represents an illuminating case study of the difficulties associated with strategy and the successful termination of conflicts. The value of this book lies in two areas: as a contribution to the literature on British counter-insurgency operations and as a contribution to the debates on the problems of war termination in the context of strategic thought.

Author : John D. Grainger
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 9781783276776

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The British Navy in Eastern Waters by John D. Grainger Pdf

Provides a comprehensive overview of the activities of the British navy in the Indian and Pacific Oceans from the earliest times to the present. This book outlines the early voyages of the English East India Company, its building of its own naval forces and its conflicts with Indian states. It examines the opening up of the Pacific Ocean, the wars with the French in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries and the activities of the British navy in the later nineteenth century, both off the coasts of China and Japan, and also in the many other places to which the navy's very great power extended. It goes on to consider the wars of the twentieth century, Britain's withdrawal from east of Suez, and Britain's continuing relative decline. Throughout, the book provides accounts of battles and other actions, and relates the activities of the British navy to the wider political situation and to the activities of other European and Asian navies.

Author : Glen Balfour-Paul
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1994-02-25
Category : History
ISBN : 0521466369

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The End of Empire in the Middle East by Glen Balfour-Paul Pdf

An original and perceptive study of Britain's withdrawal from her last Arab dependencies - the Sudan, South West Arabia and the Gulf States.

Author : W. Fain
Publisher : Springer
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2008-07-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780230613362

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American Ascendance and British Retreat in the Persian Gulf Region by W. Fain Pdf

This book critically examines the origins of American diplomacy in the greater Persian Gulf region, arguing that it was the inability of the United States to contend effectively with the disintegration of British imperial authority in the Gulf that eventually led it to assume its current role in the region.