British defence policy since 1945
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British defence policy since 1945
（Documents in contemporary history）
Manchester University Press , Distributed exclusively in the USA and Canada by St. Martin's Press, c1994
- : pbk
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Description
Based on excerpts from original sources, this book provides an introduction to the controversies and dilemmas that have confronted those making and implementing British defence policy since the end of World War II. Ovendale explores the policy dilemmas caused by Britain's parallel commitments to continental Europe and to a global foreign policy, the legacy of her imperial past. He also examines the decision in 1957 to rely on the nuclear deterrent, abolish conscription and move away from a maritime strategy; and the role of the Treasury in dictating the limits of British defence policy. The book draws on newly released documents from the Public Record Office, London, the Australian Archives, and American and other sources.
Table of Contents
- Chronology of events
- introduction to British defence policy 1945-1993 - sources, dilemmas and controversies
- the three pillars - defence of the United Kingdom, the Middle East and the sea lanes, 1945-1947
- the English-speaking alliance - defence policy and global strategy, 1948-1951
- the Conservatives - deterrence and limitation, 1952-1954
- withdrawal from East of Suez and the European emphasis, 1964-1979
- worldwide commitments, 1979-1993. Appendix: lists of Prime Ministers, Foreign Secretaries, Ministers of Defence
- Chiefs of the Imperial General Staff
- First Sea Lords
- Chiefs of the Air Staff.
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