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.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Former Whitehall insider Gill Bennett unravels the story of six crucial British foreign policy challenges since the Second World War, from the Korean War to the Falklands conflict, offering an inside account of episodes that shaped Britain's position in the world for decades to come - and in some cases still arouse controversy to this day. Lifting the lid on the making of British foreign policy from Clement Attlee to Margaret Thatcher, Bennett reveals each decision in a way that has never been done before: telling the story from the inside out and without hindsight. The result is a book that e

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Abbreviations; List of Principal Ministers Featured, and their Ministerial Posts since the Second World War; Introduction; 1 Challenging Communism: Britain Sends Land Forces to Korea, July 1950; 2 Challenging Nasser: The Suez Crisis, July 1956; 3 Challenging de Gaulle: Britain Applies to Join the EEC, July 1961; 4 Challenging Britain's World Role: The Decision to Withdraw from East of Suez, January 1968; 5 Challenging the KGB: Operation FOOT, September 1971; 6 Challenging the Argentines: The Decision to Send a Task Force to the Falklands, April 1982

ConclusionNotes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-164163-4

1-299-13291-X

0-19-164162-6

OCLC:

829460095