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The Resource The Rise and Fall of the European Defence Community : Anglo-American Relations and the Crisis of European Defence, 1950–55, by Kevin Ruane, (electronic resource)

The Rise and Fall of the European Defence Community : Anglo-American Relations and the Crisis of European Defence, 1950–55, by Kevin Ruane, (electronic resource)

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Using the European Defence Community (EDC) as a case-study, this book examines the competing and often conflicting view of the British and American governments towards European integration in the early 1950s. The British, fearing an 'agonizing reappraisal' of the American defence commitment to Europe if the supranational EDC failed, went to great lengths to ensure the success of the scheme. When, despite these efforts, the EDC finally collapsed in August 1954, NATO was plunged into arguably the most severe crisis in its history. The crisis also possessed an Anglo-American dimension, with London and Washington badly divided on how it should be resolved. In the end, the British were instrumental in the creation of the Western European Union as a successor to the EDC. Their crisis management, however, had been rooted in fear of the 'agonizing reappraisal', a danger dismissed by many historians as exaggerated but which the British, in 1954, were perhaps right to take seriously.--
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The Rise and Fall of the European Defence Community : Anglo-American Relations and the Crisis of European Defence, 1950–55
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The Rise and Fall of the European Defence Community
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Anglo-American Relations and the Crisis of European Defence, 1950–55
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by Kevin Ruane
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eng
Summary
Using the European Defence Community (EDC) as a case-study, this book examines the competing and often conflicting view of the British and American governments towards European integration in the early 1950s. The British, fearing an 'agonizing reappraisal' of the American defence commitment to Europe if the supranational EDC failed, went to great lengths to ensure the success of the scheme. When, despite these efforts, the EDC finally collapsed in August 1954, NATO was plunged into arguably the most severe crisis in its history. The crisis also possessed an Anglo-American dimension, with London and Washington badly divided on how it should be resolved. In the end, the British were instrumental in the creation of the Western European Union as a successor to the EDC. Their crisis management, however, had been rooted in fear of the 'agonizing reappraisal', a danger dismissed by many historians as exaggerated but which the British, in 1954, were perhaps right to take seriously.--
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  • Europe-History
  • History, Modern
  • Politics and war
  • Great Britain-History
  • America-History
  • International relations
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The Rise and Fall of the European Defence Community : Anglo-American Relations and the Crisis of European Defence, 1950–55, by Kevin Ruane, (electronic resource)
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https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230599086
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978-0-230-59908-6
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1 online resource (IX, 252 pages)
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Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
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9780230599086
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computer
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rdamedia
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remote
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(OCoLC)681925226
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The Rise and Fall of the European Defence Community : Anglo-American Relations and the Crisis of European Defence, 1950–55, by Kevin Ruane, (electronic resource)
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https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230599086
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online resource
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  • cr
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rdacarrier
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text
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  • txt
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rdacontent
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978-0-230-59908-6
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unknown
Extent
1 online resource (IX, 252 pages)
Form of item
  • online
  • electronic
Governing access note
Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
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9780230599086
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Specific material designation
remote
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(OCoLC)681925226

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