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" The machinery of alliance : "
Walbrecht, Donald Augustus.
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Latin Dissertation
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1092834
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TLets251573
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Walbrecht, Donald Augustus.
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The machinery of alliance :\ Walbrecht, Donald Augustus.
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University of East Anglia
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2001
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2001
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Ph.D.
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Many British and American critics have argued that the wartime 'Special Relationship' endedafter World War H. Britain, buffeted by postwar shocks such as the end of Lend-Lease andatomic sharing, and by the lack of U. S. support during the Suez Crisis, felt increasinglydemoted from its status as a great power, which had formerly been consulted by U. S. leaders onall matters of international importance. Despite those early post-war political dismissals, theUSAF and the RAF began a Cold War linkage, which grew into a fifty-year association thatwas closer than any comparable defence relationship between nations.This work explores that unique relationship and argues that it grew even stronger throughdecades of mid-level air diplomacy clearly visible in the agreements and arrangements for U. S.Air Power in the United Kingdom. Its conclusions shed new light on the Anglo-Americanrelationship and demonstrate the importance of air power in the diplomatic history of the twonations. It adds substance to the thin body of knowledge of air diplomacy, through an analysisof events, policies, agreements, arrangements, disagreements, and issues, which led to an evenstronger transatlantic defence relationship that continues to serve both nations' interests
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US air force
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University of East Anglia
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