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020 _a1852851449 (hbk.)
100 1 _aSMITH Paul (ed.)
245 0 _aGovernment and the armed forces in Britain 1856-1990
260 _aLondon:
_bHambledon Press,
_c1996
300 _a324p.
520 3 _aCollection 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.
650 _aBRITAIN
650 _aCIVIL MILITARY RELATIONS
650 _aDEFENCE PLANNING
650 _aGOVERNMENT
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