Britain and the United States in Greece - Anglo-American Relations and the Origins of the Cold War

For the first time, Britain, the US and Greece after World War II provides an in-depth analysis of Anglo-American diplomacy in Greece from 1946 to 1950. After Word War II, as Europe floundered economically, British Prime Minister Clement Attlee looked to disengage Britain from some of its broad international obligations and increase American support for its new foreign agenda. One place he sought to do so was in Greece.Spero Simeon Z. Paravantes reveals how the relationship between Britain and the US developed in this formative period, arguing that Britain used the fast-escalating tensions of the Cold War to direct US policy in Greece and encourage the Americans to take a more active role - effectively taking Britain's place - in the region. In the process, Paravantes sheds new light onto how the American experience in Greece contributed to the formulation of the Truman Doctrine, the infamous NSC-68 document and, ultimately, the birth of the Cold War.Drawing on a wide range of sources from Britain, the US, Greece and the Balkans, this book is essential reading for all scholars looking to gain fresh insight into the complex origins of the Cold War, 20th-century Anglo-American relations, and the history of modern Greece.

Product details

• Authors: Spero Simeon Z Paravantes, Spero Simeon Z. Paravantes
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781788310413
• ISBN: 978-1-78831-041-3
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: International Library of Twentieth Century History; International Library of Twent; International Library of Twentieth Century History
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; USA, History, European History, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy, International Relations, Greece, Defence strategy, planning & research, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, United Kingdom, Great Britain, United States of America, USA, Military and defence strategy, Espionage and secret services, USSR, Soviet Union, The Cold War, Cold wars and proxy conflicts, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General