Andrew Mumford challenges the notion of a special relationship between the United States and United Kingdom in diplomatic and military affairs the most vaunted and he says exaggerated of associations in the post1945 era. Though they are allies to be sure national selfinterest and domestic politics have often undercut their relationship.This is the first book to combine a history of USUK interaction during major counterinsurgency campaigns since 1945 from Palestine to Iraq and Afghanistan with a critical examination of the so called special relationship that has been tested during these difficult protracted and costly conflicts. Mumfords assessment of each nationamp8217s internal political discussions and diplomatic exchanges reveals that in actuality there is only a thin layer of specialness at work in the wars that shaped the postcolonial balance of power the fight against Communism in the Cold War and the twentyfirstcentury amp8220war on terror.amp8221 This book is especially timely given that the USUK relationship is once again under scrutiny because of the Trump administrationamp8217s amp8220America Firstamp8221 rhetoric and Britains changing international relations as a result of Brexit. Counterinsurgency Wars and the AngloAmerican Alliance will interest scholars and students of history international relations and security studies as well as policy practitioners in the field.