Army, Empire, and Cold War: The British Army and Military Policy, 1945-1971

by David French

The veterans of the Fourteenth Army who fought in Burma between 1942 and 1945 called themselves 'the forgotten army'. But that appellation could equally well be applied to the whole of the British army after 1945. Histories of Britain's post-war defence policy have usually focused on how and why Britain acquired a nuclear deterrent. David French takes a new look at these policies by placing the army centre-stage. Drawing on archival sources that have...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199548234
• ISBN13: 9780199548231
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 346 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.2"