Matthew Grant

The British Way in Cold Warfare: Intelligence, Diplomacy and the Bomb 1945-1975 Matthew Grant

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Brief Description: Readers are given a complete picture of the way Britain fought the Cold War, moving the focus away from the now familiar crises of Suez and Cuba and onto the themes that underpinned the British war strategy. Review Quotes:"Grant presents 10 articles exploring the history of British statecraft during the Cold War. Contributors first discuss issues of nuclear weapons, examining British nuclear strategy, disarmament and non-proliferation policy, and civil defense policy. The focus then turns to diplomacy, broadly defined, in chapters that look at British-West German relations, Anglo-French nuclear cooperation and British policy towards the European Community, and transatlantic nuclear cooperation. The final major theme of the volume is intelligence, which is examined in terms of perceived threats to national security, Soviet missile defense and the British nuclear deterrent, and British economic intelligence activities." -Eithne O'Leyne, BOOK NEWS, Inc. Brief Description: This volume aims to examine the long term strategies and themes that shaped Britain's Cold War policies. >Biographical Note: Dr Matthew Grant is based at the University of Sheffield. He has been researching aspects of the Cold War since 2000 and is a regular speaker on the subject at conferences around the UK. Table of Contents: Preface / Peter Hennessy -- Introduction / Matthew Grant -- Part 1. The Bomb -- 1. British Nuclear Strategy During the Cold War / Kristan Stoddart -- 2. Disarmament and Non-Proliferation / Stephen Twigge -- 3. Civil Defence and the Nuclear Deterrent / Matthew Grant -- Part 2. Diplomacy -- 4. In the National Interest: the BBC World Service and the Cold War / Alban Webb -- 5. Anglo-French Nuclear Relations, the EEC and the Cold War / Helen Parr -- 6. Transatlantic Nuclear Co-operation: the British Perspective / Melissa Pine -- Part 3. Intelligence -- 7. The British Way in Intelligence / Michael S. Goodman -- 8. British Intelligence and Threats to Post-war National Security / Calder Walton -- 9. Intelligence and the Soviet Nuclear Threat / Catherine Haddon -- 10. Intelligence and the Dismal Science: Strategic Economic Intelligence during the Cold War / Peter Davies. Review Citations:

Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2010 pg. 37 (EAN 9781847252296, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Grant, Matthew Dr Matthew Grant is based at the University of Sheffield. He has been researching aspects of the Cold War since 2000 and is a regular speaker on the subject at conferences around the UK.