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Power and Glory: France's Secret Wars With Britain and America, 1945-2016 - Couverture rigide

Howard, R. T.

 
9781785901164: Power and Glory: France's Secret Wars With Britain and America, 1945-2016
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ISBN 10 : 1785901168 ISBN 13 : 9781785901164
Editeur : Biteback Publishing, 2016

Synopsis

Since the end of the Second World War, there has been a subtle but undeniable tension between France and its two key allies: Great Britain and the United States. Resentful of the burgeoning status and influence of the English-speaking world, and fearing the loss of colonial resources and global standing, France has pursued a secret rivalry with her Anglo-Saxon competitors.

This simmering tension has manifested in flashes and flurries of conflict spanning continents and decades. In a bid for power and glory, the French engaged in counter-espionage against British spies in Madagascar, assisted the Argentines during the Falklands War, fought a proxy war with Britain in Nigeria in the 1960s and kindled the tensions that eventually led to the Rwandan genocide.

With material from original archive sources and interviews with diplomats and foreign policy experts, Power and Glory reveals these 'secret wars' that the French have fought with their rivals, and considers France's true motives in Libya and the ongoing civil war in Syria. This extraordinary book tells the story of the curious post-war enmity churning beneath a superficial veneer of unity, and explores how it has shaped relations between France, Britain and the United States in the present day.

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À propos de l'auteur

R. T. Howard is an editor of Eye Spy, an international magazine on intelligence issues. His articles have appeared in The Guardian, The Times, Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail, Daily Express, Independent on Sunday, Wall Street Journal, Spectator, New Statesman, International Herald Tribune, National Interest and Jane's Intelligence Review. He has also published for organisations such as IISS, RUSI and Chatham House. In addition to Power and Glory, he has authored five books, which have been translated into eight languages.

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Éditeur
Biteback Publishing
Date d'édition
2016
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1785901168
ISBN 13 
9781785901164
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
384
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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