After The Bomb

Civil Defence and Nuclear War in Britain, 1945-68
2010
ISBN: 978-0-230-20542-0
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan

Buch, Englisch, 249 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 470 g

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 will be the first history of the preparations to fight a nuclear war taken in Britain between the end of the Second World War and 1968.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Grant, M.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface Abbreviations Introduction 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 Conclusion Notes and References Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

MATTHEW GRANT is University Teaching Associate in Modern British History at the University of Sheffield, UK.