Britain, France and the Entente Cordiale Since 1904 [Hardcover]

This collection gathers many of the best-known names in the field of Anglo-French relations and provides an authoritative survey of the field. Starting with the crucial period of the First World War and ending with the equally complex question of the second Iraq War, the study has an emphasis on British perceptions of the Entente.Introduction: 'Britain's Most Enduring Special Relationship'; A.Capet 'French people have a peculiar facility for being misrepresented': British Perceptions of France in the Great War; J.Ramsden Lloyd George and Clemenceau: Prima Donnas in Partnership; K.O'Morgan Behind the Fa?ade of the Entente Cordiale after the Great War; R.Boyce Entente and Argument: Britain, France and Disarmament, 1899-1934; A.Webster British Communists and Anglo-French Relations between the Wars; A.Thorpe Churchill and de Gaulle: Makers and Writers of History; D.Reynolds The Singularity of Suez in Post War Anglo-French Relations: Une Entente mal entendue ; P.Catterall De Gaulle and Anglo-French M?sentente , 1958-67; J.Ellison Franco-British Relations during the Wilson Years, 1964-70; J.W.Young From Heath to Thatcher, 1970-90; J.Campbell A Complex Alliance: the Explosive Chemistry of Franco-British Relations in the Post-Cold War World; K.Larres Index

'Overall, this collection offers an addition to the existing literature that is broad in both methods and time-span; but focused in purpose.' - Helen Parr, Twentieth Century British History (Oxford Journals)

ROBERT BOYCE Lecturer in International History, London School of Economics and Political Science, UKJOHN CAMPBELL Freelance Political Historian and BiographerPETER CATTERALL Lecturer in History and Public Policy, Hansard Society and Queen Mary, University of London, and in European Studies at Cass Business School, UKJAMES ELLISON Senior Lecturer in Modern and Contemporary History at Queen Mary, University of London, UKKLAUS LARRES Professor of History and International Affairs and Director of Researchlƒ*