SMITH Paul (ed.) <br/><br/>
Government and the armed forces in Britain 1856-1990 

 - London:  Hambledon Press,  1996 
 - 324p. 
<br/><br/> Collection of 12 papers by well known academics which provide a coherent account of the major decision-making processes which lead to war, as well as the changes in the organisation and control of Britain's armed forces. The final contribution deals with the 1983-84 reorganisation of the Ministry of Defence by Michael Heseltine, which is set in the context of both previous and subsequent experience. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1852851449 (hbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>BRITAIN<br/>CIVIL MILITARY RELATIONS<br/>DEFENCE PLANNING<br/>GOVERNMENT