Thomas K. Robb draws upon a wealth of previously classified documents to reveal that relations between Britain and the United States of America during Carter's presidency were riven with antagonism and disagreement. Contrary to existing interpretations, even the most "special" aspects of intelligence and nuclear cooperation were not immune to high-level political tension.
Robb exposes the true competitive nature of the relationship during Carter's presidency, as well as providing an original understanding to how both countries approached the breakdown of superpower detente; the subject of...

Thomas K. Robb draws upon a wealth of previously classified documents to reveal that relations between Britain and the United States of America during Carter's presidency were riven with antagonism and disagreement even the most 'special' aspects of intelligence and nuclear cooperation were not immune to high-level political tension.

Drawing on rich archival research, this book explores how the elite network of the Pilgrims Society whose members included J. P. Morgan and Andrew Carnegie attempted to influence the Anglo-American relationship in the days before it became 'special'.

Luca Ratti examines how German reunification and the end of the Quadripartite Agreement in 1990 impacted the Anglo-American special relationship. He considers Anglo-American views of Germany as Soviet domination over Eastern Europe began to waver.--