Transition of power: Britain's loss of global pre-eminence to the United States, 1930-1945

This book addresses one of the least understood issues in modern international history: how, between 1930 and 1945, Britain lost its global pre-eminence to the United States. The crucial years are 1930 to 1940, for which until now no comprehensive examination of Anglo-American relations exists. Tran...

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Main Author: McKercher, B. J. C. 1950- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1999
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Summary:This book addresses one of the least understood issues in modern international history: how, between 1930 and 1945, Britain lost its global pre-eminence to the United States. The crucial years are 1930 to 1940, for which until now no comprehensive examination of Anglo-American relations exists. Transition of Power analyses these relations in the pivotal decade, with an epilogue dealing with the Second World War after 1941. Britain and the United States, and their intertwined fates, were fundamental to the course of international history in these years. Professor McKercher's book dissects the various strands of the two powers' relationship in the fifteen years after 1930 from a British perspective - economic, diplomatic, naval and strategic
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Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 403 pages)
ISBN:9780511496165
DOI:10.1017/CBO9780511496165

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