TY - BOOK AU - SMITH Paul (ed.) TI - Government and the armed forces in Britain 1856-1990 SN - 1852851449 (hbk.) PY - 1996/// CY - London PB - Hambledon Press KW - BRITAIN KW - CIVIL MILITARY RELATIONS KW - DEFENCE PLANNING KW - GOVERNMENT N2 - 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 ER -