Grand improvisation, America confronts the British superpower, 1945-1957, Derek Leebaert
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Grand improvisation, America confronts the British superpower, 1945-1957, Derek Leebaert
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 517-582) and index
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non fiction
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Grand improvisation
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Derek Leebaert
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America confronts the British superpower, 1945-1957
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"A bold new view of the U.S. rise to supremacy, and its collision with a British Empire that wouldn't step aside."--, Provided by publisher
Table Of Contents
Introduction -- I. They thought it was peace. The three in 1945 -- Keynes & Co. -- Entering the Middle East -- False starts -- II. A chilling world. Warfare states -- Year of the offensive -- Defending the west -- The outer fortress : protecting the Middle East, Africa, and Asia -- III. Chips on the table. Auditing an empire -- Pivoting to Asia and into Vietnam -- War on the rim -- Asia's three fighting fronts -- IV. The ground changes. "Holding the ring" in Iran and Egypt -- Churchill is back -- Stemming the tide -- Coronations and crises -- V. A new supremacy. The break points of 1954 -- Ordering chaos -- No end of a lesson -- What happened next -- Conclusion
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