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The Politics of British Defence 1979–98

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  • © 1999

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  1. Lawrence Freedman

    1. Department of War Studies, King’s College, London, UK

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Prime Ministers

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Thatcher

      • Lawrence Freedman
      Pages 3-11

    3. Major

      • Lawrence Freedman
      Pages 12-23

  3. Grand Strategy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 25-25
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    2. Alliance and the British Way in Warfare

      • Lawrence Freedman
      Pages 27-46

    3. Britain, NATO and Europe

      • Lawrence Freedman
      Pages 47-59

  4. Defence Reviews

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 61-61
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    2. Defence Policy: 1980

      • Lawrence Freedman
      Pages 63-80

    3. After the Falklands

      • Lawrence Freedman
      Pages 81-94

    4. Labour’s Strategic Defence Review

      • Lawrence Freedman
      Pages 95-102

  5. Nuclear Strategy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 103-103
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    2. An Ex-Nuclear Power?

      • Lawrence Freedman
      Pages 105-130

    3. Two Nuclear Elections

      • Lawrence Freedman
      Pages 131-145

    4. Nuclear Policy after the Cold War

      • Lawrence Freedman
      Pages 146-169

    5. Nuclear Revelations

      • Lawrence Freedman
      Pages 170-172

  6. Industrial Issues

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 173-173
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    2. Westland and Helicopters

      • Lawrence Freedman
      Pages 175-202

    3. EFA’s Radar and the Case of Ferranti

      • Lawrence Freedman
      Pages 203-219

    4. The Scott Report

      • Lawrence Freedman
      Pages 220-242
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About this book

In this collection of essays, a number of which have never been published before, Lawrence Freedman provides an incisive and well-informed analysis of the past two decades of British defence policy, from Conservatives to Labour, and out of the Cold War. He addresses the major issues influencing policy, including the demands of European security, party politics, budgetary pressures and nuclear deterrence.

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  • Department of War Studies, King’s College, London, UK

    Lawrence Freedman

About the author

LAWRENCE FREEDMAN is Professor of War Studies at King's College, London. He is one of Britain's leading defence academics, and an adviser to government and Parliamentary committees.

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