A special relationship : Anglo-American relations in the Cold War and after / John Dumbrell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dumbrell, John, 1950-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Foreign relations--Great Britain.

United States.

International relations.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Foreign relations--United States.

United States--Foreign relations--1945-1989.

United States--Foreign relations--1989-.

Physical Description:

vii, 258 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : St. Martin's Press, 2001.

Summary:

Since the Second World War the idea of an Anglo-American "special relationship" has become a standard component of the political lexicon. This important new text provides an overview of Anglo-American relations since 1960 assessing the importance of cultural and historical connections and of wartime and cold war collaboration and the impact of increased European integration and of US-UK tensions over Ireland. While not symmetrical in its importance to the parties, the author argues that the relationship was "special" for both although it is likely to be less so in the twenty-first century.

Contents:

2. Transatlantic Attitudes 16

3. The House that Jack and Mac Built 42

4. Lyndon Johnson to Jimmy Carter 62

5. Reagan to Clinton 89

6. Nuclear and Intelligence Cooperation 124

7. War: Vietnam, the Falklands and the Gulf 147

8. Britain, the United States and European Integration 173

9. Ireland 196

Appendix Key Events and American/British Office-Holders 226.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-250) and index.

ISBN:

0333622499

0333622502

OCLC:

44172876