White Flag? - An Examination of the UK's Defence Capability. First Printing. Signed by Authors

Michael Ashcroft; Isabel Oakeshott

ISBN 10: 1785904108 / ISBN 13: 9781785904103

Edité par London. Biteback Publishing Ltd, 2018

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London. Biteback Publishing Ltd. 2018. First Edition/First Printing. (1 in number line on copyright page). Hard Cover. Black cloth boards with silver spine titles. Book in fine condition. Flat signed by both authors to the title page. Dust jacket is almost fine; it has a small crease and tiny repaired tear (2mm) which has been repaired. FOREWORD BY GENERAL SIR MIKE JACKSON. After the pain of Iraq and Afghanistan, it is hard to imagine the UK being drawn into another war. Defence chiefs warn that there is a real prospect of future conflict, but they have struggled to persuade most politicians to take them seriously. Our leaders have concluded there are no votes in defence, and have progressively run down the armed forces. Today, the army is at its smallest since the Napoleonic Wars; the RAF is less than half its size twenty five years ago, and the Royal Navy will struggle to muster the ships and weapons required to protect our new aircraft carriers. Is there really a risk of war? Is our military less capable and, if so, what could that mean for our future? White Flag? explains what has happened to our armed forces in recent years and asks whether their decline endangers our safety and prosperity. N° de réf. du vendeur DEC13.21008

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Titre : White Flag? - An Examination of the UK's ...

Éditeur : London. Biteback Publishing Ltd

Date d'édition : 2018

Reliure : Hardcover

Etat : Fine

Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine

Signé : Signed by Author(s)

Edition : 1st Edition

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FOREWORD BY GENERAL SIR MIKE JACKSON

After the pain of Iraq and Afghanistan, it is hard to imagine the UK being drawn into another war. Defence chiefs warn that there is a real prospect of future conflict, but they have struggled to persuade most politicians to take them seriously. Our leaders have concluded there are no votes in defence, and have progressively run down the armed forces. Today, the army is at its smallest since the Napoleonic Wars; the RAF is less than half its size twenty five years ago, and the Royal Navy will struggle to muster the ships and weapons required to protect our new aircraft carriers.

Is there really a risk of war? Is our military less capable and, if so, what could that mean for our future? White Flag? explains what has happened to our armed forces in recent years and asks whether their decline endangers our safety and prosperity.

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Lord Ashcroft KCMG PC is an international businessman, philanthropist, author and pollster. His political works include Smell The Coffee: A Wake-Up Call For The Conservative Party, Call Me Dave: The Unauthorised Biography of David Cameron and Well, You Did Ask: Why The UK Voted To Leave The EU.

Isabel Oakeshott is an award-winning political journalist and commentator. She was political editor of the Sunday Times and co-wrote Farmageddon with Philip Lymbery and Inside Out with Peter Watt.