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The United States, Britain and the Transatlantic Crisis : Rising to the Gaullist Challenge, 1963-68 /

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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...

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Main Author: Ellison, James (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
Series:Global conflict and security since 1945.
Subjects:
History.
History of Britain and Ireland.
History of the Americas.
Modern History.
Political History.
US History.
World History, Global and Transnational History.
History, Modern.
World history.
World politics.
America > History.
Great Britain > History.
United States > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary: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.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XII, 263 pages)
ISBN:9780230590946
DOI:10.1057/9780230590946