December 2010

1930s, 1940s, After 1950, Air defence, Aircraft, Civil defence, Cold War, Counterfactuals, Nuclear, biological, chemical

The H-bomber will always get through

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Cmnd. 124, Defence: Outline of Future Policy, is one of the most famous (and infamous) documents in British military history. It’s better known as the 1957 Defence White Paper, or the Sandys White Paper after the Minister of Defence responsible for it, Duncan Sandys. It ended National Service, committed Britain to nuclear deterrence, and foreshadowed

Acquisitions, Books

Acquisitions

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Ian Castle. London 1914-17: The Zeppelin Menace. Oxford and New York: Osprey Publishing, 2008. Ian Castle. London 1917-18: The Bomber Blitz. Oxford and Long Island City: Osprey Publishing, 2010. Kate Moore. The Battle of Britain. Oxford and Long Island City: Osprey Publishing, 2010. Gavin Mortimer. The Blitz: An Illustrated History. Oxford and Long Island City:

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