Description A new understanding of the post World War II era, showing what occurred when the British Empire wouldn\'t step aside for the rising American superpower--with global insights for today.
In fact, Derek Leebaert argues in Grand Imp.
An enduring myth of the twentieth century is that the United States rapidly became a Superpower in the years after World War II, when the British Empire--the greatest in history--was too wounded to maintain a global presence.
Description A new understanding of the post World War II era, showing what occurred when the British Empire wouldn\'t step aside for the rising American superpower--with global insights for today