Between 1957-1961, Dwight D. Eisenhower and Harold Macmillan restored the "Special Relationship" between the US and Great Britain after the Suez Crisis of 1956 threatened to divide these longtime allies. Their diplomatic partnership, designed to keep the peace during one of the most difficult periods of the Cold War, was based on their personal friendship, the system of bilateral consultations which they established, and the program of defense co-operation which they instituted. In this fascinating study, Geelhoed and Edmonds explore the most important diplomatic partnership of the 1950s.

Eisenhower and Macmillan had a huge impact as leaders of the free world and were committed to the Anglo-American leadership of that world. This complete collection of their letters throws light on world politics, diplomacy and history.