After the bomb : civil defence and nuclear war in Britain, 1945-68 /
"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 is the first history of the preparations to fight a nuclear war taken in Britain between the end of the Second World...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Basingstoke, UK ; New York :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2010.
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| Summary: | "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 is the first history of the preparations to fight a nuclear war taken in Britain between the end of the Second World War and 1968"--Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 249 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780230205420 (hardback) 0230205429 (hardback) |