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Anglo-American Relations in the Twentieth Century (British History in Perspective)
AngloAmerican Relations in the Twentieth Century - British History in Perspective Author:Ritchie Ovendale This book offers readers a critique of Anglo-American relations in the 20th century based on the latest literature and thirty years archival research. It challenges many existing interpretations and suggests that the basis of the Anglo-American special relationship was laid by Roosevelt and Chamberlain, that Roosevelt preferred Stalin to Churchi... more »ll, 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 toward the European connection, as well as Thatcher's reasons for preferring the Atlantic alliance.« less