After the bomb civil defence and nuclear war in Britain, 1945 - 68
"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 is the first history of the preparations to fight a nuclear war taken in Britain between the end of the Second World...
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| Format: | UnknownFormat |
| Sprache: | eng |
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Basingstoke u.a.
Palgrave Macmillan
2010
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| Ausgabe: | 1. publ. |
| Schlagworte: |
Geschichte 1900-2000
> Geschichte 1945-1968
> Nuclear weapons / Great Britain / History
> Geschichte
> Politik
> Civil defense
> Government policy
> History
> Nuclear warfare
> Safety measures
> Nuclear weapons
> Atomkriegsgefahr
> Militärpolitik
> Zivilverteidigung
> Great Britain / Military policy
> Großbritannien
> Great Britain
> Military policy
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | "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 is the first history of the preparations to fight a nuclear war taken in Britain between the end of the Second World War and 1968"--Provided by publisher |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index The Cold War and the new civil defence -- Preparing for a third World War -- Protecting the public -- The hydrogen bomb revolution -- Years of decision -- Separate spheres of civil defence -- Equipoise, crisis and reform -- Gradual decline and sudden fall |
| Beschreibung: | XI, 249 S. Ill. 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780230205420 978-0-230-20542-0 |