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Imagining nuclear war in the British Army, 1945-1989 / Simon J. Moody.
Series: Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020Edition: First edition.Description: 1 online resource : maps (black and white).Content type: text | cartographic image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780191881954 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Great Britain. Army
| Nuclear warfare -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century | Deterrence (Strategy) -- History -- 20th centuryAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780198846994DDC classification: 355.02170941 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: The primary mission assigned to the British Army from the 1950s until the end of the Cold War was deterring Soviet aggression in Europe by demonstrating the will and capability to fight with nuclear weapons to defend NATO territory. This is a comprehensive account of how the British Army imagined nuclear war, and how it planned to fight it.
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
This edition previously issued in print: 2019.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The primary mission assigned to the British Army from the 1950s until the end of the Cold War was deterring Soviet aggression in Europe by demonstrating the will and capability to fight with nuclear weapons to defend NATO territory. This is a comprehensive account of how the British Army imagined nuclear war, and how it planned to fight it.
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