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First published in 1985,
The English-Speaking Alliance is the story of how post-war Labour governments sustained the image of Britain as world power and laid the foundations of the West's Cold War foreign policy. It is told from sources in the British, American and Australian archives, some of which have been used for the first time.
List of contents
Part One: Introduction 1. The Inheritance Part Two: The Cold War in Europe 2. Bevin and the Russians 3. Marshall Aid and Western Defence Part Three: The Cold War in the Middle East 4. British Paramountcy in the Middle East 5. The Middle East Command Part Four: The Cold War in Asia 6. The Cold War in South-East Asia 7. The Recognition of Communist China 8. Korea and the Pacific Part Five: The Cold War in Africa 9. The Significance of South Africa Part Six: Conclusions 10. Defence Policy and Global Strategy
About the author
Ritchie Ovendale was a former member of staff at the Department of International Politics at Aberystwyth University, UK. He came to the Department of International Politics as a lecturer in 1968 after studying in his native South Africa (BA & MA Natal), Canada (MA McMaster) and Oxford (DPhil New College). He was in part motivated to leave South Africa by the apartheid system which helped shape his political awareness. A Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, Ritchie was an accomplished historian and prolific author.
Summary
First published in 1985, The English-Speaking Alliance is the story of how post-war Labour governments sustained the image of Britain as world power and laid the foundations of the West’s Cold War foreign policy. It is told from sources in the British, American and Australian archives, some of which have been used for the first time.
