Tacit Alliance : : Franklin Roosevelt and the Anglo-American 'Special Relationship' before Churchill, 1933-1940 / / Tony McCulloch.

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• VerfasserIn: McCulloch, Tony,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2021
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Edinburgh Studies in Anglo-American Relations : ESAAR
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (336 p.)

Locates the immediate origins of the Anglo-American 'special relationship' in the diplomacy of Roosevelt's administrationProvides the most detailed coverage of Anglo-American relations from 1937–1939Focuses on the role of Franklin Roosevelt as the central figure in Anglo-American relations at this timeShows how Roosevelt's key speeches plot the development of his attitude towards the US's relationship with BritainConsiders the importance of economic diplomacy in Anglo-American relationsLooks at the role played by Canada in the making of the 'special relationship'In February 1938, Senator William Borah, an inveterate isolationist, accused the Roosevelt Administration of forming a ‘tacit alliance’ with Britain. Taking Borah’s remark as its starting point, Tony McCulloch analyses Anglo-American relations from the start of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s second term in January 1937 through to the outbreak of war in Europe and the revision of the US Neutrality Act in November 1939. Despite the mutual doubts afflicting the governments – and public opinion – on both sides of the Atlantic during these years, McCulloch argues that thanks largely to Franklin Roosevelt there was considerable progress in establishing an ideological and strategic understanding between the two democracies. This laid the foundation for the ‘special relationship’ so desired by Winston Churchill during and after the Second World War.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Part 1 Roosevelt I and II, 1933–1937 -- 1. Introduction: A ‘Tacit Alliance’? -- 2. Roosevelt I, March 1933–January 1937 -- 3. Roosevelt II, January–May 1937 -- Part 2 Parallel Action, 1937–1938 -- 4. Roosevelt and Chamberlain, May–September 1937 -- 5. Quarantine Speech, October–December 1937 -- 6. Roosevelt Initiatives, January–February 1938 -- Part 3 Appeasement, 1938 -- 7. Anschluss, March–May 1938 -- 8. Munich Crisis, May–September 1938 -- 9. ‘Unspoken Alliance’, October–December 1938 -- Part 4 Peace Front, 1939 -- 10. ‘Methods Short of War’, January–April 1939 -- 11. ‘A Special Character’, May–June 1939 -- 12. Polish Crisis, July–September 1939 -- Part 5 Tacit Alliance, 1939 -- 13. ‘Winston Is Back’, September–October 1939 -- 14. Allies’ Arsenal, October–November 1939 -- 15. Conclusions: ‘Tacit Alliance’ Revisited -- Bibliography and Primary Sources -- Index