One of the great myths of the twentieth century is that after the
Second World War Britain simply relinquished its power and America
quickly embraced its worldwide political and military commitments.
Instead the two allies improvised an uneasy, shifting partnership
for twelve long years while most of western Europe lay in turmoil
and Russia grew more aggressive. But in 1957 Washington issued a
'declaration of independence' from British authority. It was then
that everything changed, and America assumed leadership of the new
world order just taking shape. Derek Leebaert spins a riveting
global narrative of Britain as the original superpower and shows
why the Americans kept believing it to be indispensable. It's the
story of secret ties, diplomatic quarrels and military
interventions that casts political giants Churchill, Truman,
Eisenhower and Johnson in a new light. In a volatile world of
decolonisation, a uniting Europe and the Suez Crisis, shrewd men in
London were leveraging the empire's long-established resources and
influence to maintain their grip on power. The enduring notion of a
special relationship, rising tensions with Russia and China, and
the sources of much of the world's turmoil can't be understood
without knowing what really occurred.
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