Synopses & Reviews
This book is the first study of the role of British Ambassadors in shaping Anglo-American relations during the first generation of the ‘special relationship. As well as showing how ambassadors wielded influence in Washington and helped to formulate British foreign policy, it offers insights into the role of the embassy in modern diplomacy.
Synopsis
The Anglo-American special relationship first emerged during the Second World War and, ever since, British governments have sought to maintain a close partnership with the United States. This comprehensive series of essays describes the role of British Ambassadors to Washington from the start of the Second World War to the late 1970s.
About the Author
MICHAEL F. HOPKINS is Lecturer in History at the University of Liverpool and the author of
Oliver Franks and the Truman Administration: Anglo-American Relations 1948-52.SAUL KELLY is Reader in the Defence Studies Department of Kings College London and the author of The Hunt for Zerzura: the lost oasis and the desert war.
JOHN W. YOUNG is Professor of International History at the University of Nottingham and author of Twentieth Century Diplomacy: a study in British practice, 1963-76.
Table of Contents
List of Contributors
Introduction--M.F.Hopkins, S.Kelly&--J.W.Young
Lord Lothian, 1939-40--J.S.Rofe
Lord Halifax, 1941-46--N.J.Cull
Lord Inverchapel, 1946-48--M.Folly
Oliver Franks, 1948-52--M.F.Hopkins
Roger Makins, 1953-56--S.Kelly
Harold Caccia, 1956-61; J.Ellison
David Ormsby Gore, Lord Harlech, 1961-65--M.F.Hopkins
Patrick Dean, 1965-69--J.Colman
John Freeman, 1969-71--J.W.Young
Lord Cromer, 1971-74--A.Spelling
Peter Ramsbotham, 1974-77--R.Roy
Conclusion--G.R.Berridge&--J.W.Young
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