Introduction; Nuclear weapons and British Alliance commitments 1955-1956; The services and war planning in the thermonuclear era 1955-1956; The nuclear deterrent 1955-1956: Moving towards independence?; The Sandys White Paper of 1957; Independent deterrence and Anglo-American Co-operation: 1957-1958; Conclusion
`he has used a wide range of material very carefully. The book is
based upon his doctoral thesis, but it has been reworked and
amplified, and fairly reflects the intricacy of a period when most
of the new truths that seemed to be emerging were insistent and
uncomfortable.'
The RUSI Journal
`authoritative ... scholarly and very competently structured'
Political Studies
'Martin Navias's book represents the first major British
contribution to the Nuclear History Program research effort ... In
this post-cold war era, nuclear history has emerged as a rich vein
of scholarly enquiry. The main theme of this interesting and
well-researched book is continuity and change in British strategic
policy during the mid-to-late 1950s. Navias has produced the most
scholarly study yet available on the evolution of British strategic
planning
in the late 1950s. The study makes a major contribution to the
literature on the subject. Its novel, if controversial,
interpretation of the Sandys white paper helps to breathe fresh
life into the debates
about British strategy in this formative period of the nuclear age.
It represents an impressive start to the NHP publication list.'
John Baylis, University College of Wales, International History
Review, XIV, 3, Aug '92
'Martin S. Navias's book is a fascinating study of the formulation
of the 1957 White Paper ... an insightful portrait of British
nuclear planning and a very useful contribution to nuclear history
... Students of postwar British military policy and nuclear history
will find much value in Navias' book. Through its rich detail and
extensive employment of original government documents, the book
contributes to our understanding of a number of important
themes
... Navias's work will be of great interest to scholars working
with these - and many other - themes in miltary policy.':LPeter J.
Roman, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Albion, Winter 1992
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