A thought-provoking study of Andrew Jackson chronicles the life and career of a self-made man who went on to become a military hero and seventh president of the United States, critically analyzing Jackson's seminal role during a turbulent era in history, the political crises and personal upheaval that surrounded him, and his legacy for the modern presidency. That is where Burk s history ends because Britain for all intents and purposes ceased to be an empire.Ĭloth. Suez merely exposed that fact.The final nail in the British imperial coffin was its decision to withdraw its forces east of Suez, which was implemented at the end of 1971.
It was the end of Great Britain as an independent Great Power." In reality, it was during World War II that Britain ceased being an independent Great Power. "The Suez Crisis," Burk writes, "was a watershed in British history. effectively ended British influence in the Middle East during the Suez Crisis of 1956. still hoped that Britain would maintain its influence in, if not control of, the Middle East.Ironically, the U.S. Certainly this was true with respect to India. President Franklin Roosevelt made it clear that America was not fighting to preserve the British Empire.Indeed, Burk claims, with some justification, that one American war aim was to end the British Empire.
During the war, British and American political and military leaders repeatedly clashed over strategy. During the interwar period, the United States failed to translate its economic power into military power the Second World War forced it to do so. How the US eventually replaced Britain as the world's leading power. x, 499 pages Clean and secure in original black cloth binding in very nice dustjacket.
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