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Drawing on newly released government papers, John Gearson assesses
the development of Harold Macmillan's foreign policy during the
Berlin Wall Crisis. Tracing the bitter alliance disputes of the
crisis, Dr Gearson shows how Macmillan's attempts to chart an
independent course, crucially undermined his standing with his
European partners and revealed his confused approach to European
security. Berlin is placed at the centre of consideration of
British foreign policy, making this book an important contribution
to the historiography of the period.
This volume highlights the complex intra-alliance politics of what was seen as the likeliest flash point of conflict in the Cold War and demonstrates how strongly determinant were concerns about relationships with allies in the choices made by all the major governments. It recounts the evolution of policy during the 1958 and 1961 Berlin crises from the perspective of each government central to the crisis, one on the margins, and the military headquarters responsible for crafting an agreed Western military campaign.
This volume highlights the complex intra-alliance politics of what
was seen as the likeliest flash point of conflict in the Cold War
and demonstrates how strongly determinant were concerns about
relationships with allies in the choices made by all the major
governments. It recounts the evolution of policy during the 1958
and 1961 Berlin crises from the perspective of each government
central to the crisis, one on the margins and the military
headquarters responsible for crafting an agreed Western military
campaign
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