The Eclipse of Great Britain: The United States and British Imperial Decline, 1895-1956 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780333662847)

The decline of Great Britain as a world power was the result of long-term economic change and two world wars. Except in a few areas, American authorities did not set out to supplant Britain: indeed until the Second World War they were hesitant about the use of power. But when they embraced it, a variety of factors ensured that it was Britain's place that was taken. This book offers an authoritative analysis of the stages of displacement and the complex feelings aroused by the process on both sides of the Atlantic. As such it describes a transfer of power which will surely be seen as one of the most fundamentally important events of the twentieth century.

Author: Anne Orde
ISBN-10: 0333662849
ISBN-13: 9780333662847
Publisher: Red Globe Press
Language: English
Published: 09/18/1996
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.77lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.61d