British Foreign Policy, 1945–56

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-x

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2. Introduction

   • Lawrence Freedman

   Pages 1-7

3. The Projection of Britain Abroad, 1945–51

   • Philip M. Taylor

   Pages 9-30

4. Britain, America and the Bomb

   • Margaret Gowing

   Pages 31-46

5. Bevin’s Imperialism and the Idea of Euro-Africa, 1945–49

   • John Kent

   Pages 47-76

6. Britain and the Arab-Israeli War of 1948

   • Avi Shlaim

   Pages 77-100

7. Britain, South Africa and African Defence, 1949–55

   • Geoffrey Berridge

   Pages 101-125

8. The Significance of the Korean War in Anglo-American Relations, 1950–53

   • Peter Lowe

   Pages 126-148

9. Britain and the Settlement of the West German Rearmament Question in 1954

   • Saki Dockrill

   Pages 149-172

10. Britain and the First Chinese Off-Shore Islands Crisis, 1954–55

    • Michael Dockrill

    Pages 173-196

11. ‘The Parting of the Ways’?: Britain, the Messina Conference and the Spaak Committee, June–December 1955

    • John W. Young

    Pages 197-224

12. Suez Revisited

    • Anthony Adamthwaite

    Pages 225-245

13. Back Matter

    Pages 246-256

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A collection of essays by international historians which explore British diplomatic policy in the decade following the end of World War II. Topics include propaganda, atomic policy, Imperial problems, European unity and Britain's response to political crises in the Middle East and Far East.

• Europe
• foreign policy
• Israel
• Policy

• King’s College, London, UK

  Michael Dockrill

• London School of Economics, UK

  John W. Young

Policies and ethics