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. INDICE: 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
- ISBN: 978-0-230-20542-0
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 264
- Fecha Publicación: 12/11/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés