Churchill's Cold War : the politics of personal diplomacy

Churchill's Cold War the politics of personal diplomacy

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Larres, Klaus (-)
Format: Book
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press c2002
Subjects:
Churchill, Winston, > Sir > 1874-1965.
Política mundial > 1945-1955.
Política mundial > 1900-1945.
Guerra fría
Gran Bretaña > Política exterior > 1945-1964.
Gran Bretaña > Política exterior > 1936-1945.
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Table of Contents:
  • Churchill's summit diplomacy before the First World War: Anglo-German antagonism & attempts to negotiate with the Kaiser and Admiral Tirpitz (1908-1914)
  • The politics of war: summit diplomacy with Roosevelt and Stalin & Churchill's anti-communism (1939-1945)
  • Churchill and 'the United States of Europe': attempts to preserve Britain's world power status during World War II (1939-42)
  • Churchill and the emergence of the post-war world: European regionalism, big three 'summitry' & Anglo-American difficulties (1943-45)
  • Early Cold War years: Churchill's survival as leader of the conservative party & Attlee's interest in negotiating with Stalin (1945-47)
  • Waiting in the wings: Churchill's summit diplomacy as post-war leader of the opposition (1945-51)
  • Ever closer union? Churchill, 'summitry', and European integration in the post-War World (1945-52)
  • Against all odds: Churchill's return to power, Anthony Eden's attempts at high-level talks & a visit to Harry Truman (1951-52)
  • Between pessimism and new hope: Churchill, the Stalin note, and a new American president (1952-53)
  • After Stalin: Churchill, the United States, and the 'new' men in the Kremlin
  • Churchill's vision: proposals for overcoming the Cold War
  • Triumph and tragedy: Churchill, the USA, and the uprising in East Germany
  • Churchill's policy undermined: German-American collusion and the Western foreign ministers' talks in Washington
  • The crusade continues: Churchill's recovery and his last summit conference
  • Preparing a final attempt: Churchill's perseverance & his perceived agreement with Eisenhower
  • At the end of the day: outrage in London, consternation in Washington, and disinterest in Moscow
  • A prolonged farewell: Churchill's 'summitry' during his last months as prime minister.

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