Six moments of crisis : inside British foreign policy / Gill Bennett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bennett, Gill.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--Foreign relations--1945-.

Great Britain.

International relations.

Physical Description:

xvi, 223 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Summary:

Lifting the lid on six crucial British foreign policy challenges since the Second World War-and how the balance of history was tipped in each case. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Challenging Communism: Britain Sends Land Forces to Korea, July 1950 11

2 Challenging Nasser: The Suez Crisis, July 1956 37

3 Challenging de Gaulle: Britain Applies to Join the EEC July 1961 67

4 Challenging Britain's World Role: The Decision to Withdraw from East of Suez, January 1968 95

5 Challenging the KGB: Operation FOOT, September 1971 123

6 Challenging the Argentines: The Decision to Send a Task Force to the Falklands, April 1982 149.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [205]-214) and index.

ISBN:

9780199583751

0199583757

OCLC:

812686040