Introduction / Andrew Dorman and Greg Kennedy -- Origins of the First World War / T.G. Otte -- Origins of the Second World War / Keith Neilson -- Anglo-American diplomatic relations, 1939-1945 / Greg Kennedy -- France and the Algerian War : diplomacy and the internationalization of decolonization / Martin Thomas -- Britain and the Suez Crisis : winning battles but losing wars / Stuart Griffin -- U.S. diplomacy and strategy in the Vietnam War / Richard Lock-Pullan -- The Falklands/Malvinas conflict / Lawrence Freedman -- Kosovo / Andrew Dorman -- The Iraq War / Andrew Dorman -- Conclusion / Andrew Dorman and Greg Kennedy.