NIGEL J. ASHTON is Lecturer in International History the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is the author of Eisenhower, Macmillan and the Problem of Nasser.

'He brings a fresh perspective...[a] deeply researched and elegantly written monograph...' - Andrew Preston, H-Diplo, H-Net Reviews '...an informative case study of the interaction of the two powers during the many crises of those years.' - L.M. Lees, Choice

• General Editor's Preface Preface Introduction The Laotian Crisis The Berlin Crisis The Castro Question and the Cuban Missile Crisis The Middle East The Congo Crisis The EEC Application Interdependence and the British Nuclear Deterrent The Search for a Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Conclusion Bibliography Index

NIGEL J. ASHTON is Lecturer in International History the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is the author of Eisenhower, Macmillan and the Problem of Nasser.

'He brings a fresh perspective...[a] deeply researched and elegantly written monograph...' - Andrew Preston, H-Diplo, H-Net Reviews '...an informative case study of the interaction of the two powers during the many crises of those years.' - L.M. Lees, Choice

• General Editor's Preface Preface Introduction The Laotian Crisis The Berlin Crisis The Castro Question and the Cuban Missile Crisis The Middle East The Congo Crisis The EEC Application Interdependence and the British Nuclear Deterrent The Search for a Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Conclusion Bibliography Index