'… a thoroughly documented piece of research which marries the American factor into a detailed study of British policy in the face of the combined threats from Hitler's Germany, Mussolini's Italy and Imperial Japan, and the consequent change in Britain's position from being the Colossus through whose legs Americans could catch a distorted view of world politics to the position of junior partner in an Anglo-American victory.' The Times Literary Supplement

• Acknowledgments; Prologue: power and purpose in Anglo-American relations, 1919–29; 1. The end of Anglo-American naval rivalry, 1929–30; 2. The undermining of war debts and reparations, 1929–32; 3. Disarmament and security in Europe and the Far East, 1930–2; 4. The unravelling of cooperation, 1932–3; 5. Moving away from the United States, 1933–4; 6. Britain, the United States, and the global balance of power, 1934–5; 7. From Abyssinia to Brussels via London, Madrid and Peking, 1935–7; 8. Appeasement, deterrence, and Anglo-American relations, 1938–9; 9. Belligerent Britain and the neutral United States, 1939–41; Epilogue: 'A new order of things', 1941–5; Select bibliography; Index.

'… a thoroughly documented piece of research which marries the American factor into a detailed study of British policy in the face of the combined threats from Hitler's Germany, Mussolini's Italy and Imperial Japan, and the consequent change in Britain's position from being the Colossus through whose legs Americans could catch a distorted view of world politics to the position of junior partner in an Anglo-American victory.' The Times Literary Supplement

• Acknowledgments; Prologue: power and purpose in Anglo-American relations, 1919–29; 1. The end of Anglo-American naval rivalry, 1929–30; 2. The undermining of war debts and reparations, 1929–32; 3. Disarmament and security in Europe and the Far East, 1930–2; 4. The unravelling of cooperation, 1932–3; 5. Moving away from the United States, 1933–4; 6. Britain, the United States, and the global balance of power, 1934–5; 7. From Abyssinia to Brussels via London, Madrid and Peking, 1935–7; 8. Appeasement, deterrence, and Anglo-American relations, 1938–9; 9. Belligerent Britain and the neutral United States, 1939–41; Epilogue: 'A new order of things', 1941–5; Select bibliography; Index.

'… a thoroughly documented piece of research which marries the American factor into a detailed study of British policy in the face of the combined threats from Hitler's Germany, Mussolini's Italy and Imperial Japan, and the consequent change in Britain's position from being the Colossus through whose legs Americans could catch a distorted view of world politics to the position of junior partner in an Anglo-American victory.' The Times Literary Supplement

• Acknowledgments; Prologue: power and purpose in Anglo-American relations, 1919–29; 1. The end of Anglo-American naval rivalry, 1929–30; 2. The undermining of war debts and reparations, 1929–32; 3. Disarmament and security in Europe and the Far East, 1930–2; 4. The unravelling of cooperation, 1932–3; 5. Moving away from the United States, 1933–4; 6. Britain, the United States, and the global balance of power, 1934–5; 7. From Abyssinia to Brussels via London, Madrid and Peking, 1935–7; 8. Appeasement, deterrence, and Anglo-American relations, 1938–9; 9. Belligerent Britain and the neutral United States, 1939–41; Epilogue: 'A new order of things', 1941–5; Select bibliography; Index.