Britain and the Cold War: 1945 as Geopolitical Transition

by Peter J. Taylor

In 1945 Britain emerged from the Second World War exhausted and debilitated, but still a major global power, with enormous strategic commitments, imperial responsibilities and a sense of historical destiny as a major economic and political influence. This book charts how this role and self-image changed and how abruptly in 1945 the United States assumed Britain's mantle of world leader. Taylor provides an alternative interpretation of how the Cold...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1474291805
• ISBN13: 9781474291804
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"