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Defence Under Thatcher

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  • © 2002

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Authors:
  1. Andrew M. Dorman

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

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Part of the book series: Southampton Studies in International Policy (SSIP)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 1-15

  3. British Defence Policy in May 1979

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    Pages 16-31

  4. Defence under Pym, May 1979-January 1981

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    Pages 32-62

  5. John Nott, January 1981-January 1983

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    Pages 63-99

  6. Michael Heseltine, January 1983-January 1986

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    Pages 100-128

  7. George Younger, January 1986-July 1989

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    Pages 129-154

  8. Conclusions

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    Pages 155-163

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 164-219
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Drawing upon a wide range of interviews with many of the key actors, Andrew Dorman examines how defence policy was formulated and implemented during the premiership of Margaret Thatcher. This period witnessed major transformations in international and domestic politics, with defence emerging from its traditional postwar position of relative insignificance to become one of the key issues at the 1983 and 1987 general elections. Dorman provides a new understanding of policymaking by analysing defence policy in terms of three constituent parts: declaratory policy; military strategy and procurement policy.

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'...a remarkably good example of a defense analysis...clear questions, concises answers and careful contemporary research.' - Eliot A. Cohen, Foreign Affairs

Authors and Affiliations

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

    Andrew M. Dorman

About the author

ANDREW DORMAN is Lecturer in Defence Studies at King's College London, based at the British Joint Services Command and Staff College. He was formerly a Senior Lecturer at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich and a Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Birmingham. He is co-editor of The Changing Face of Military Power, The Changing Face of Maritime Power and co-author of Britain and Defence, 1945-2000: A Policy Re-evaluation.

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