The "Special Relationship": Anglo-American Relations since 1945 [Hardcover]

William Roger Louis (Editor), Hedley Bull (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0198229259 | ISBN-13: 978-0198229254 | Publication Date: February 19, 1987

Leading authorities here analyze the historic special relationship between Britain and the United States since 1945. The opening chapters trace the development of the alliance and discuss the "special relationship within the special relationship" between Churchill and Roosevelt, Eden and Eisenhower, Macmillan and Kennedy, and Thatcher and Reagan. The contributors go beyond traditional rhetorical appeals to common language and heritage and consider the military, political, and economic links that bind the two countries.

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"Remarkable...Excellent...These are informed, critical accounts by distinguished scholars, critics, soldiers and statesmen."--Canadian Review of American Studies

"[An] excellent volume."--Times Literary Supplement

About the Author

Wm. Roger Louis is at University of Texas, Austin. Hedley Bull is at University of Oxford.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 432 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (February 19, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0198229259
• ISBN-13: 978-0198229254
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,110,208 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars This book explains why it's more myth than reality., November 5, 1999

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This review is from: The "Special Relationship": Anglo-American Relations since 1945 (Hardcover)

The Special Relationship is romanticized, mythologized and simply assumed by far too many people. There is as much conflict as cooperation in US-UK relations in the twentieth century. The essays in this book cover the progress and the geography of US-UK relations with a sobriety that compels the reader to sit up and recognize that relations with even the closest ally are not permanent or safe from significant divergence.