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Anglo-American Relations in the Twentieth Century

By: Ritchie Ovendale

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Anglo-American Relations in the Twentieth Century

By: Ritchie Ovendale

A critique of Anglo-American relations in the twentieth century in the light of the most recent research. It challenges many existing interpretations and argues that the basis of the Anglo-American special relationship was laid by Roosevelt and Chamberlain, that Roosevelt preferred Stalin to Churchill, and that the origins of the Cold War should be seen as a British education of the Americans to the Soviet threat. Suez is reassessed following the recent release of material in the Eisenhower Library. There is a consideration of the relationship of 'mutual interdependence' and why Wilson and Heath chose to move instead towards the European connection, as well as Mrs Thatcher's reasons for preferring the Atlantic alliance.

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1349269921

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The English-Speaking Alliance

Britain, the United States, the Dominions and the Cold War 1945–1951

By: Ritchie Ovendale

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The English-Speaking Alliance

Britain, the United States, the Dominions and the Cold War 1945–1951

By: Ritchie Ovendale

As with ‘appeasement’, myths and legends have proliferated about the origins of the Cold War. It has often been treated as largely a European affair, with the responses to the Russian threat being led by the Americans. Before 1951, however, the Cold War was almost global in scale, extending across Europe and Asia, penetrating the Middle East and Africa. It was the British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin who was the principal architect of the Western alliance formed to counter the perceived menace. Bevin organized Europe in preparation for the Marshall Plan, initiated the Western Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, but his vision was wider. Like Neville Chamberlain in the late 1930s, Bevin outlined a plan for an ‘English-speaking defence alliance’. The French were defeatist, and it was politically impossible to propose reliance on Germany for defence. What was needed was a bond between Britain, the United States and the old ‘white’ Dominions. First published in 1985, The English-Speaking Alliance is the story of how the post-war Labour governments sustained the image of Britain as a world power and laid the foundations of the West’s Cold War foreign policy. It is told from sources in the British, American and Australian archives, some of which have been used for the first time. By laying bare the mechanics of the process of alliance building, Ritchie Ovendale offers many new insights which challenge the orthodox view of this crucial period of international politics. As such it will appeal to anyone with an interest in world politics and a desire to know more about how the current superpower regime developed.

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Taylor & Francis

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1040271405

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9781040271407

The Origins of the Arab Israeli Wars

By: Ritchie Ovendale

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The Origins of the Arab Israeli Wars

By: Ritchie Ovendale

This highly-regarded history gives a balanced and judicious introduction to this immensely complex and controversial subject, weaving different strands of the story into a single coherent narrative, thus making it essential reading for all students studying conflict in the Middle East. Of all the troubles affecting the modern world few are as topical, deep rooted and intractable as the Arab-Israeli conflict. For this region, an understanding of the past is vital to an understanding of the present. Ritchie Ovendale’s classic study of the roots of the conflict is now updated for a fourth time and considers events until 2003.

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Routledge

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131786767X

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9781317867678

The English-Speaking Alliance

Britain, the United States, the Dominions and the Cold War 1945–1951

By: Ritchie Ovendale

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Britain, the United States, the Dominions and the Cold War 1945–1951

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Anglo-American Relations in the Twentieth Century

Anglo-American Relations in the Twentieth Century

The English-Speaking Alliance

The English-Speaking Alliance

The Origins of the Arab Israeli Wars

The Origins of the Arab Israeli Wars

The English-Speaking Alliance

The English-Speaking Alliance

Anglo-American Relations in the Twentieth Century

Anglo-American Relations in the Twentieth Century

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