Editor: Chassaigne, Philippe; Editor: Dockrill, Michael L.
Studies in Military and Strategic History; Hardback; Book; Tables, Graphs, Index
232 pages
Published: December 2001
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN: 0333912616

From the Fashoda incident in 1898 to the current Blair-Jospin entente, this book reviews one century of Franco-British relations. Friend or foe? Partner or rival? Model or counter-model?The two countries have continually wavered between two extremes. Yet, these essays show they have always had more things in common than suspected in the first place, and there has always been a strong case for cooperation.From the Fashoda incident in 1898 to the Blair Jospin entente at the end of the 20th century, this book reviews 100 years of Franco-British relations. This collection shows that there is more common ground than usually suspected and a strong case for co-operation.