Britain and the cold war, 1945-1991
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Britain and the cold war, 1945-1991
(British history in perspective)
Macmillan Press , St. Martin's Press, 2000
- : uk : hbk
- : uk : pbk
- : us : hbk
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Bibliography: p. 217-222
Includes index
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: uk : hbk ISBN 9780333676172
Description
During the Cold War, the process of East West tension, though dominated by the Superpowers, was often conditioned, and in its early stages accelerated, by Britain's continuing world wide interests and influence. Since the 1980s, British scholars have been using newly released material to demonstrate the central role in the origins and development of the Cold War played by British governments from Attlee to Wilson and beyond. This is a survey of this work, which offers its own interpretations of the major events from the start of the Cold War to its end with the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Table of Contents
Introduction Combat Reconnaissance, 1945-46 Caught Up in Cold War, 1947-49 Empire without Clothes, 1950-51 Innovators, 1950-56 Dedicated to Detente, 1956-63 Defeating Themselves, 1964-91 Conclusions Bibliography Index
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: uk : pbk ISBN 9780333676189
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Until recently, studies of the Cold War have emphasised interpretations of American and Soviet activities. The process of East-West tension, though dominated by the Superpowers, was often conditioned, and in its early stages accelerated, by Britain's continuing world-wide interests and influence. For more than a decade, British scholars have been mining rich seams of newly-released material to demonstrate the central role in the origins and development of the Cold War played by British governments from Attlee to Wilson and beyond. This book provides a survey of this recent work, as well as offering its own interpretations of the major events from the start of the Cold War to its end with the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Table of Contents
Introduction.- Combat Reconnaissance, 1945-46.- Caught Up in Cold War, 1947-49.- Empire without Clothes, 1950-51.- Innovators, 1950-56.- Dedicated to Detente, 1956-63.- Defeating Themselves, 1964-91.- Conclusions.- Bibliography.- Index.
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