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After The Bomb Civil Defence and Nuclear War in Britain, 1945-68

After The Bomb Civil Defence and Nuclear War in Britain, 1945-68

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Civil defence was an integral part of Britain's modern history. Throughout the cold war it was a central response of the British Government to the threat of war. This book will be the first history of the preparations to fight a nuclear war taken in Britain between the end of the Second World War and 1968.

Keywords

HistoryEuropeGreat BritainPolitical ScienceHistory & TheoryBusiness & EconomicsEconomic HistoryPublic PolicyMilitary PolicyModernMilitaryTechnology & EngineeringMilitary Science

2009Book

Author(s)Matthew Grant

PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK

ISBN9780230205420

LanguageEnglish

SpringerLink Book

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