Editor's Foreword; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chronology; Introduction; The Dictionary; Appendix A List of U.S. Presidents and Secretaries of State; Appendix B List of British Prime Ministers and Foreign Secretaries; Appendix C List of U.S. Ambassadors to Great Britain; Appendix D List of British Ambassadors to the United States; Bibliography; About the Author
Summary
Anglo-American relations have been a crucial factor in international relations for over two centuries. For most of that time dealings between Britain and the United States have remained co-operative, cordial, and supportive. In the beginning, however, relations were confrontational and discordant: the two nations waged war against each other twice--in the War of Independence and in the War of 1812--and have often disagreed over trade, finance, and foreign policy. This volume demonstrates the changing natureof Anglo-American relations and focuses, in particular, on the strengths and fragilities o