The United States, Britain and the Transatlantic Crisis
| Author | : J. Ellison |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 276 |
| Release | : 2007-09-18 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780230590946 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0230590942 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (942 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The United States, Britain and the Transatlantic Crisis by : J. Ellison
Download or read book The United States, Britain and the Transatlantic Crisis written by J. Ellison and published by Springer. This book was released on 2007-09-18 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The greatest threat to Western unity in the 1960s came not from a communist enemy but from an ally: France. De Gaulle challenged the dominance of the US by bringing crises to the EEC and NATO and seeking détente with the Soviet bloc. As this book shows, the US and Britain cooperated successfully to ensure that his plans did not prosper.