Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in
Palgrave Macmillan

The Washington Embassy

British Ambassadors to the United States, 1939–77

  • Book
  • © 2009

Overview

Editors:
  1. Michael F. Hopkins

    1. University of Liverpool, UK

    View editor publications

    You can also search for this editor in PubMed   Google Scholar

  2. Saul Kelly

    1. JSCSC, King’s College London, UK

    View editor publications

    You can also search for this editor in PubMed   Google Scholar

  3. John W. Young

    1. University of Nottingham, UK

    View editor publications

    You can also search for this editor in PubMed   Google Scholar

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this book

Log in via an institution
eBook USD 39.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access

Licence this eBook for your library

Institutional subscriptions

Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
    Download chapter PDF

  2. Introduction

    • Michael F. Hopkins, Saul Kelly, John W. Young
    Pages 1-13

  3. Lord Lothian, 1939–40

    • J. Simon Rofe
    Pages 14-32

  4. Lord Halifax, 1941–46

    • Nicholas J. Cull
    Pages 33-51

  5. Lord Inverchapel, 1946–48

    • Martin Folly
    Pages 52-70

  6. Oliver Franks, 1948–52

    • Michael F. Hopkins
    Pages 71-90

  7. Roger Makins, 1953–56

    • Saul Kelly
    Pages 91-109

  8. Harold Caccia, 1956–61

    • James Ellison
    Pages 110-129

  9. David Ormsby Gore, Lord Harlech, 1961–65

    • Michael F. Hopkins
    Pages 130-149

  10. Patrick Dean, 1965–69

    • Jonathan Colman
    Pages 150-168

  11. John Freeman, 1969–71

    • John W. Young
    Pages 169-188

  12. Lord Cromer, 1971–74

    • Alexander Spelling
    Pages 189-208

  13. Peter Ramsbotham, 1974–77

    • Raj Roy
    Pages 209-228

  14. Conclusion

    • G. R. Berridge, John W. Young
    Pages 229-234

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 235-243
    Download chapter PDF
Back to top

Keywords

About this book

This book is the first study of the role of British Ambassadors in shaping Anglo-American relations during the first generation of the 'special relationship'. As well as showing how ambassadors wielded influence in Washington and helped to formulate British foreign policy, it offers insights into the role of the embassy in modern diplomacy.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Liverpool, UK

    Michael F. Hopkins

  • JSCSC, King’s College London, UK

    Saul Kelly

  • University of Nottingham, UK

    John W. Young

About the editors

MICHAEL F. HOPKINS  is Lecturer in History at the University of Liverpool, UK and the author of Oliver Franks and the Truman Administration: Anglo-American Relations 1948-52.

SAUL KELLY is Reader in the Defence Studies Department of King's College London, UK and the author of The Hunt for Zerzura: the lost oasis and the desert war.

JOHN W. YOUNG  is Professor of International History at the University of Nottingham, UK and author of Twentieth Century Diplomacy: a study in British practice, 1963-76.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Washington Embassy

  • Book Subtitle: British Ambassadors to the United States, 1939–77

  • Editors: Michael F. Hopkins, Saul Kelly, John W. Young

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230234543

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2009

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-52216-9Published: 28 April 2009

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-35685-0Published: 28 April 2009

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-23454-3Published: 28 April 2009

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 243

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Political History, History of Britain and Ireland, History of the Americas, US History, Modern History, Diplomacy

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Back to top

Search

Navigation