Britain, more than any other country, has influ-

eneed the life, polities and culture of the United

Stares. Today, the United States has become Brit-

ain s senior partner in a special relatioils ,.liar is

unique among modern nations. Focusing on the

twentieth eentury--a period in which these two,

great powers have exchanged leadership of the

Western world--An Oeean Apart examines the:

historic connections between the countries, ties

that are as complex as they are dose.

Offering a fresh interpretation (if what lies

behind the Anglo-American relationship, David

Dimbleby, one of Britain s best-known broadcast-

ers, and David Reynolds, a leading Cambridge his-

torian, explore in detail the rivalry for power and

wealth between a declining empire and a rising