Britain's Korean War: Cold War Diplomacy, Strategy and Security 1950-53

by Thomas Hennessey

The book assesses the strains within the 'Special Relationship' between London and Washington and offers a new perspective on the limits and successes of British influence. The interaction between the main personalities on the British side - Attlee, Bevan, Morrison, Churchill and Eden - and their American counterparts - Truman, Acheson, Eisenhower and Dulles - are chronicled. By the end of the war the British were concerned that it was the Americans,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719088593
• ISBN13: 9780719088599
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.3"