Arms transfers, neutrality and Britain's role in the Cold War : Anglo-Swiss relations, 1945-1958 / by Marco Wyss.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wyss, Marco

Series:

History of warfare ; v. 79.

History of warfare ; v. 79

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arms transfers.

International relations.

Great Britain--Foreign relations--Switzerland.

Great Britain.

Switzerland--Foreign relations--Great Britain.

Switzerland.

Arms transfers--Great Britain.

Arms transfers--Switzerland.

Cold War.

Physical Description:

xvii, 404 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.

Summary:

In his introduction the author summarizes his study stating that he uses "...Anglo-Swiss arms sales during the early Cold War to explore four areas of historical debate: Anglo-Swiss relations, arms and technology transfers, neutrality, and Britain's great power role." Wyss (Center for Security Studies, ETH Zurich) based this book on his PhD thesis (2011: history and politics: universities of Neuchâtel, Switzerland and Nottingham, UK). He drew on large amounts of archival research to discover the details of Berne's weapons purchases and London's arms sales and the motivations of the players, gleaning from this investigation some insight into the sustainability of neutrality during East-West conflict. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789004234413

9004234411

9789004234437

9004234438

OCLC:

803961658