Power and Glory: France's Secret Wars with Britain and America, 1945-2016

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Since the Second World War, France has pursued a clandestine international rivalry with Great Britain and, to a lesser extent, the United States. It has sometimes been jealous and resentful of the power and status of the English-speaking world, genuinely fearing that rivals will steal or undermine her colonial possessions or influence. At the same time, France has needed power and influence to ward off other threats, such as communism and nationalism. This extraordinary book tells the story of that curious tension through the prism of the 'secret wars' that France has fought against, and sometimes alongside, her two Anglo-Saxon competitors since 1945.

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R. T. Howard is an editor of Eye Spy, an international magazine on intelligence issues. His articles have appeared in The Guardian, The Times, Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail, Daily Express, Independent on Sunday, Wall Street Journal, Spectator, New Statesman, International Herald Tribune, National Interest and Jane's Intelligence Review. He has also published for organisations such as IISS, RUSI and Chatham House. In addition to Power and Glory, he has authored five books, which have been translated into eight languages.