"Imperial Endgame" by Benjamin Grob-Fitzgibbon offers a new perspective on the end of the British Empire in the 20th century. This scholarly work challenges the common notion of an unstoppable decline of the Empire. Grob-Fitzgibbon argues that the British government developed a strategic approach to decolonization between 1945 and 1960, aimed at transferring power to the indigenous peoples within the Commonwealth. This strategy was intended to ensure that decolonization occurred on British terms, integrating the former colonies into the Western sphere of influence during the Cold War. The author highlights the role of so-called "dirty wars" that were necessary for the implementation of this imperial strategy, illustrating the global reach of these conflicts from Palestine to Malaya, and from Kenya to Cyprus. The book provides a controversial and in-depth analysis of British imperial policy and its impact on world history.