BritainS Korean War: Cold War Diplomacy, Strategy and Security 195053

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This book investigates the UK's experience as a junior partner in the only Cold war conflict where some of the main protagonists confronted each other on the battlefield. The author assesses the strains within the 'Special Relationship' between London and Washington and offers a new perspective on the limits and successes of British influence. -- .

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Hennessey ends with a fascinating chapter on the governments
screening of released British POWsaptly entitled Manchurian candidatesand
an epilogue on the Bermuda Conference of December 1953.

Author Bio

Thomas Hennessey is Professor of Modern British and Irish History at Canterbury Christ Church University