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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1. Verfasser: Grant, Matthew (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Basingstoke [u.a.] Palgrave Macmillan 2010
Ausgabe:1. publ.
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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
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

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