Two Strategies for Europe De Gaulle, the United States, and the Atlantic Alliance

by Bozo, Frédéric; Emanuel, Susan

• ISBN13: 9780847695300
• ISBN10: 0847695301
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-12-20
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

This timely book explores the often stormy French-U.S. relationship and the evolution of the Atlantic Alliance under the presidency of Charles de Gaulle (1958-1969). The first work on this subject to draw on previously inaccessible material from U.S. and French archives, the study offers a comprehensive analysis of Gaullist policies toward NATO and the United States during the 1960s, a period that reached its apogee with de Gaulle's dramatic decision in 1966 to withdraw from NATO's integrated military arm. This launched the French policy of autonomy within NATO, which has since been adapted without having been abandoned.

Author Biography

Frederic Bozo is professor of contemporary history at the University of Nantes, France, and a senior associate at the French Institute of International Relations (IFRI)in Paris.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Introduction	ix
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations	xix
1958: De Gaulle Hoists His Colors	1	(28)
The Time of Crises (1959-1960)	29	(30)
From Berlin to Cuba (1961-1962)	59	(44)
The Power to Say No (1963-1964)	103	(40)
The End of Subordination (1965-June 1966)	143	(44)
One Alliance, Two Strategies (July 1966-1967)	187	(32)
Confirmation of the Status Quo (1968-April 1969)	219	(26)
Conclusion: The Gaullist Legacy	245	(14)
Sources and Bibliography	259	(14)
Index	273	(4)
About the Author	277