Lawrence Freedman

The Politics of British Defence 1979-98 (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

In this collection of essays, a number of which have never been published before, Lawrence Freedman provides an incisive and well-informed analysis of the past two decades of British defence policy, from Conservatives to Labour, and out of the Cold War. He addresses the major issues influencing policy, including the demands of European security, party politics, budgetary pressures and nuclear deterrence.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
• Seitenzahl: 259
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. August 1999
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781349149575
• Artikelnr.: 45968817

Autorenporträt

LAWRENCE FREEDMAN is Professor of War Studies at King's College, London. He is one of Britain's leading defence academics, and an adviser to government and Parliamentary committees.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Acknowledgements PRIME MINISTERS Thatcher Major GRAND STRATEGY Alliance and the British Way of Warfare Britain, NATO and Europe DEFENCE REVIEWS Defence Policy: 1980 After the Falklands Labour's Strategic Defence Review NUCLEAR STRATEGY An Ex-Nuclear Power? Two Nuclear Elections Nuclear Policy after the Cold War Nuclear Revelations INDUSTRIAL ISSUES Westland and Helicopters Ferranti and Radars The Scott Report Index