Disregarding the Atlantic "Special Relationship": The Eden Cabinet in the Lead-up to the Invasion of the Suez Canal Zone.

This article deals with the temporary but striking breakdown of the Anglo-American "special relations " in 1956. It examines the growth of an anti-American sentiment both in the British Cabinet and in a major segment of the Conservative Party. It also demonstrates that France, initially a minor partner in a circumstantial entente, successfully look advantage of this development to eventually shape British decision making in the Suez crisis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]