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Imagining nuclear war in the British Army, 1945-1989 / Simon J. Moody.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Moody, Simon, author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Great Britain--History, Military--20th century.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain. Army.
- Nuclear weapons--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Nuclear weapons.
- Nuclear warfare--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Nuclear warfare.
- Deterrence (Strategy)--History--20th century.
- Deterrence (Strategy).
- Military policy.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : maps (black and white).
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford, England : Oxford University Press, [2020]
- 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.
- Notes:
- This edition previously issued in print: 2019.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-258635-1
- 0-19-188195-3
- 0-19-258634-3
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