" A wry history of the wrangles, local shoot outs and potential crises that took place at intervals through the two centuries following American independence . This is a pleasing book , because it recounts droll, often absurd episodes in the history of Anglo-American relations that will be unfamiliar to most readers" -- Sunday Times " A fascinating, scholarly account of a troubled relationship between two empires divided, as George Bernard Shaw put it, by a common language" -- Herald " A compelling study " -- Prospect " A thoughtful and scholarly analysis of the interaction of the British and American empires over two centuries . Burk's great talent is in dealing with government action , in untangling the many disputes and explaining the often-complex negotiations that brought about their resolution" -- Literary Review "Burk writes in the compelling, authoritative, grand style of her mentor, AJP Taylor, and not many historians do that anymore. Burk writes with élan about big events over a vast canvas . But, also like him, she never lets her reader forget that history is ultimately about people . And that, in the end, is what makes this book so enjoyable " -- BBC History Magazine "Burk . brings her sparkling style to consider Britain and America as imperial presences, and to assess their interaction, impact and imperial styles . Burk offers an energetic look at an established topic and does so with considerable panache .

[she] has a fine grasp of political contingencies and geopolitical realities, and offers a fresh reading on familiar topics" -- Standpoint "Passing through decades of cooperation, conflict and negotiation, [ The Lion and the Eagle is] an absorbing study of how two nations wrestled with global power" -- History Revealed " A formidable achievem ent; scholarly, readable and entertaining" -- Daily Telegraph "Mindbogglingly ambitious . T he lucid, enjoyably propulsive narrative . is studded with arresting incidents and images that bring home the richness - and darkness - of the Anglo-American past" -- Guardian "A remarkable achievement" -- Spectator "An absorbing work of intelligent, nuanced scholarship" -- Irish Times.