Daniel C. Williamson has produced a concise, valuable monograph. It should prove very useful for teachers at school and university level, particularly those working on Anglo-American relations, the early Cold War, and the post-1945 British Empire, as well as on British and American history, international relations, and diplomatic history. The book also offers important lessons for present-day British diplomats and policymakers who seek to emulate Winston Churchill yet do not really understand how he did what he did and why.
The book presents four detailed case studies of contentious diplomatic standing, selected to provide key insights into the state of Anglo-American relations from 1953 to 1955. The choices are intended to provide an in-depth exploration of important diplomatic events that cover different geographical areas in order to enhance the scope of the investigations. The case studies also illustrate different types of disagreements in Anglo-American relations, ranging from issues of East-West...