David Brandon Shields is Professor of International and American History/Government in the Mountbatten Internship Program. He received his Ph.D. in Modern/International History from the University of London. This is his first book.

• Chapter 1 DedicationChapter 2 PrefaceChapter 3 AcknowledgementsPart 4 The Analytical Framework: Introduction; Abbreviations; Brief ChronologyPart 5 White House and Downing Street: Policymaking in Context: Chapter 1: The United States; Chapter 2: The United KingdomPart 6 European Politics: Kennedy, Macmillan, de Gaulle, and Adenauer: Chapter 3: The Berlin Crisis, 1961Part 7 Africa and the Cold War: Chapter 4: The Congo Crisis; Chapter 5: Ghana and the Upper Volta Dam ProjectPart 8 Drawing the Line in the Sand After Cuba: Chapter 6: British GuianaPart 9 Anglo-American Nuclear Defense: Chapter 7: The Skybolt CrisisPart 10 ConclusionChapter 11 NotesChapter 12 Glossary of Noteworthy TermsChapter 13 BibliographyChapter 14 IndexChapter 15 About the Author

David Brandon Shields is Professor of International and American History/Government in the Mountbatten Internship Program. He received his Ph.D. in Modern/International History from the University of London. This is his first book.

• Chapter 1 DedicationChapter 2 PrefaceChapter 3 AcknowledgementsPart 4 The Analytical Framework: Introduction; Abbreviations; Brief ChronologyPart 5 White House and Downing Street: Policymaking in Context: Chapter 1: The United States; Chapter 2: The United KingdomPart 6 European Politics: Kennedy, Macmillan, de Gaulle, and Adenauer: Chapter 3: The Berlin Crisis, 1961Part 7 Africa and the Cold War: Chapter 4: The Congo Crisis; Chapter 5: Ghana and the Upper Volta Dam ProjectPart 8 Drawing the Line in the Sand After Cuba: Chapter 6: British GuianaPart 9 Anglo-American Nuclear Defense: Chapter 7: The Skybolt CrisisPart 10 ConclusionChapter 11 NotesChapter 12 Glossary of Noteworthy TermsChapter 13 BibliographyChapter 14 IndexChapter 15 About the Author

David Brandon Shields is Professor of International and American History/Government in the Mountbatten Internship Program. He received his Ph.D. in Modern/International History from the University of London. This is his first book.

• Chapter 1 DedicationChapter 2 PrefaceChapter 3 AcknowledgementsPart 4 The Analytical Framework: Introduction; Abbreviations; Brief ChronologyPart 5 White House and Downing Street: Policymaking in Context: Chapter 1: The United States; Chapter 2: The United KingdomPart 6 European Politics: Kennedy, Macmillan, de Gaulle, and Adenauer: Chapter 3: The Berlin Crisis, 1961Part 7 Africa and the Cold War: Chapter 4: The Congo Crisis; Chapter 5: Ghana and the Upper Volta Dam ProjectPart 8 Drawing the Line in the Sand After Cuba: Chapter 6: British GuianaPart 9 Anglo-American Nuclear Defense: Chapter 7: The Skybolt CrisisPart 10 ConclusionChapter 11 NotesChapter 12 Glossary of Noteworthy TermsChapter 13 BibliographyChapter 14 IndexChapter 15 About the Author