The origins of the grand alliance : Anglo-American military collaboration from the Panay incident to Pearl Harbor / William T. Johnsen.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Lessons lived, learned, lost: episodic progress in U.S. and British experiences in coalition warfare, 1900-1918 -- Neither friend nor foe: U.S.-British relations in the interwar years -- Groping in the dark: U.S.-British coalition encounters, 1936-1939 -- Ties that bind: the effects of supply negotiations on Anglo-American cooperation, 1938-1940 -- The Americans come to listen, August-September 1940 -- Two steps forward, one step back: inching toward collaboration, Autumn 1940 -- Full-dress talks: the American-British Conversations-1 Conference, January-March 1941 -- Easier said than done: implementing the American-British Conversations-1 Report, April-July 1941 -- Muddy waters: reexamining the coalition's grand strategy, June-October 1941 -- Racing an unseen clock: more problems than solutions.

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This work provides comprehensive analysis of military collaboration between the United States and Great Britain before the Second World War. William T. Johnsen sets the stage by examining Anglo-French and Anglo-American coalition military planning from 1900 through World War I and the interwar years. He also considers the formulation of policy and grand strategy, operational planning, and the creation of the command structure.

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