Facing the Bear: Scotland and the Cold War - Couverture rigide

Royle, Trevor

 
9781780275260: Facing the Bear: Scotland and the Cold War
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1780275269 ISBN 13 : 9781780275260
Editeur : Birlinn Ltd, 2019

Synopsis

Between the end of the Second World War and the collapse of Communism confrontation with the Soviet Union was an everyday reality. As part of Nato's response, Scotland played a key role in the alliance's forward maritime defence strategy, aimed at containing the Soviet threat from naval and air forces. During this period 10 per cent of the UK's naval and air forces were based in Scotland, and there was a substantial US presence as well as top secret satellite and command stations.

In this book Trevor Royle paints a fascinating portrait of this extraordinary period, examining not just the wider military and political contexts, but also showing how the defence industry brought huge economic benefits, how CND maintained a high-profile presence, and how anti-nuclear sentiments underpinned much of the left's thinking in Scotland and contributed to the hegemony enjoyed by the Labour Party in Scotland during the Cold War.

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À propos de l?auteur

Trevor Royle is a broadcaster and author specialising in the history of war and empire. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and is also a member of the Scottish Government's Advisory Panel for Commemorating the First World War.

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Éditeur
Birlinn Ltd
Date d'édition
2019
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1780275269
ISBN 13 
9781780275260
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
368
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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