| Britain, Germany, and Western Nuclear Strategy Contributor(s): Bluth, Christopher (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198280041 ISBN-13: 9780198280040 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $93.10 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 1995 Annotation: This book gives a comprehensive account of post-war British and German policies towards nuclear weapons and how these interacted in the context of alliance strategy. In this fascinating explanation of an important, but previously unresearched topic, the author gives a detailed account of major episodes in the evolution of the alliance and its doctrine - such as the MLF debate, the origins of flexible response, theatre modernization programmes - and demonstrates how British and German interests impinged upon these episodes. On occasion, these interests converged; at others, they diverged and Britain and Germany took on the role of protagonists. In all of this, one of the less well-known nuclear relationships within the alliance comes vividly into focus. The book tells this part of the alliance's story for the first time, and, in the accounts of the development of German strategy, brings a refreshingly new perspective to the predominant Anglo-American interpretations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Nuclear Warfare - Political Science | Security (national & International) - Political Science | International Relations - Arms Control |
| Dewey: 355.021 |
| LCCN: 95213719 |
| Lexile Measure: 1650 |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.26 lbs) 334 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western Europe |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This comprehensive account of post-war British and German policies towards nuclear weapons shows how these interacted in the context of alliance strategy. The author gives a detailed account of major episodes in the evolution of the alliance and its doctrine, such as the MLF debate, the origins of flexible response, and theatre modernization programmes, and demonstrates how British and German interests impinged upon these episodes. In all this, one of the lesser-known nuclear relationships within the alliance comes vividly into focus. |