Ernest Bevin

Ernest Bevin
Author: Andrew Adonis
Publisher: Biteback Publishing
Total Pages: 311
Release: 2020-07-02
Genre: History
ISBN: 1785906135

Statesman, pre-eminent leader and founder of the free world's then largest and most formidable trade union, Ernest Bevin was one of the most rousing figures of the twentieth century. Minister of Labour in the wartime coalition during the Second World War, he was Churchill's right-hand man, masterminding the home front while the war supremo commanded the battle front. Afterwards, he was Foreign Secretary at one of the most critical moments in international history, responsible for keeping Stalin and communism out of Western Europe, and for creating West Germany, NATO and the transatlantic alliance, all of which underpin European democracy and security to this day. An orphan farm boy from Bristol, Bevin's astonishing rise to fame and power is unmatched by any leader to this day. In this discerning and wide-ranging biography, Andrew Adonis examines how 'the working-class John Bull' grew to a position of such authority, and offers a critical reassessment of his life and influence. Finally exploring Bevin's powerful legacy and lessons for our own age, Adonis restores this charismatic statesman to his rightful place among the pantheon of Britain's greatest political leaders.

British Policy towards France, 1945–51

British Policy towards France, 1945–51
Author: Roger Woodhouse
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 192
Release: 1996-02-12
Genre: History
ISBN: 1349243000

An account based on British archival sources of the search for a co-ordinated Anglo-French programme of economic recovery which would define the shape of postwar Europe. The pursuit of this goal is traced against the background of the Cold War, the provision of American economic aid and the revival of German industry. It is demonstrated how the emergence of these factors led France to turn instead to European integration on the model of the Schuman Plan.

British Intelligence, Strategy and the Cold War, 1945-51

British Intelligence, Strategy and the Cold War, 1945-51
Author: Richard J. Aldrich
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 468
Release: 2005-08-12
Genre: History
ISBN: 113489855X

The Cold War is often considered to be the quintessential intelligence conflict. Yet secret intelligence remains the `missing dimension' of Britain's Cold War history. This volume offers an authoritative picture of Britain's clandestine role in the development of the Cold War focusing upon the key issues of intelligence and strategy.

British Foreign Policy, 1945–56

British Foreign Policy, 1945–56
Author: Michael L. Dockrill
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 266
Release: 1989-06-18
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1349100781

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.

Attlee's Labour Governments 1945-51

Attlee's Labour Governments 1945-51
Author: Robert Pearce
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 67
Release: 2006-04-07
Genre: History
ISBN: 1134962401

The Labour governments of 1945-51 are among the most important and controversial in modern British history, and have been the focus of extensive research over the last fifteen years. In this study, Robert Pearce makes the results of this research available in a concise and accessible form, whilst encouraging students to formulate their own interpretations. He looks at the main political personalities of the period, sets their work in the context of Labour history since 1900, and examines their domestic, foreign and imperial achievements.

The Labour Party and the world, volume 1

The Labour Party and the world, volume 1
Author: Rhiannon Vickers
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2013-07-19
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1847795943

This electronic version has been made available under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) open access license. This is the first comprehensive study of the political ideology and history of the Labour Party's world-view and foreign policy. It argues that the development of Labour's foreign policy perspective should be seen not as the development of a socialist foreign policy but as an application of the ideas of liberal internationalism. The first volume outlines and assesses the early development and evolution of Labour's world-view. It then follows the course of the Labour party's foreign policy during a tumultuous period on the international stage, including the First World War, the Russian Revolution, the Spanish Civil War, the build up to and violent reality of the Second World War, and the start of the Cold War. This highly readable book provides an excellent analysis of Labour's foreign policy during the period in which Labour experienced power for the first time.

Six Moments of Crisis

Six Moments of Crisis
Author: Gill Bennett
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2013-02-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 0191641626

Former Whitehall insider Gill Bennett unravels the story of six crucial British foreign policy challenges since the Second World War, from the Korean War to the Falklands conflict, offering an inside account of episodes that shaped Britain's position in the world for decades to come - and in some cases still arouse controversy to this day. Lifting the lid on the making of British foreign policy from Clement Attlee to Margaret Thatcher, Bennett reveals each decision in a way that has never been done before: telling the story from the inside out and without hindsight. The result is a book that explains not just why these controversial decisions were taken, but one that shows us how history is actually made - and also just how difficult these big decisions really were. Gill Bennett considers exactly what ministers knew at the time; how personal experience, relationships, past events and prevailing circumstance influenced the decision-making process; and how the balance of history was tipped in each case: by argument, moral imperative, obligation - or even sheer force of personality.

The British Empire in the Middle East, 1945-1951

The British Empire in the Middle East, 1945-1951
Author: William Roger Louis
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 828
Release: 1984
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780198229605

With intellectual rigor and careful attention to recently released papers, Wm. Roger Louis's study asks: Why did Britain's colonial empire begin to collapse in 1945 and how did the post-war Labour government attempt to sustain a vision of the old Empire through imperialism in the Middle East?