Synopses & Reviews
Eisenhower and Macmillan had a huge impact as leaders of the free world and were committed to the Anglo-American leadership of that world. This complete collection of their letters throws light on world politics, diplomacy and history.
Synopsis
The Macmillan-Eisenhower Correspondence provides, for the first time, an edition of the messages exchanged between Harold Macmillan and Dwight D. Eisenhower during their tenures as national leaders in the late 1950s. The collection consists of more than 400 letters, cables and transcripts of telephone conversations. This extensive correspondence reveals the agreements and disagreements between Macmillan and Eisenhower and their approaches to the major political issues of their time. The correspondence also shows how Macmillan and Eisenhower preserved and strengthened the Anglo-American alliance at a critical time in the history of the Cold War.
About the Author
E. Bruce Geelhoed is Director of the Center for Middletown Studies and Professor of History at Ball State University. He is the co-author of Eisenhower, Macmillan and Allied Unity, 1957-61 (Palgrave Macmillan, 2003).
Anthony O. Edmonds is Professor of History at Ball State University.
Table of Contents
Preface Introduction: The Strange Twilight That Was Neither War Nor Peace 1957: Repairing the Special Relationship 1958: The Policy Dimension of the Macmillan-Eisenhower Relationship 1959: Ike, Mac and Mr. K 1960: Disappointment and Renewal Epilogue Note on Sources