An edition of Warfare State (2005)
Warfare State
Britain, 19201970
By David Edgerton
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Publish Date
January 16, 2006
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Language
eng
Pages
372
Description:
"This book challenges the central theme of the existing histories of twentieth-century Britain, that the British state was a welfare state. It argues that it was also a warfare state, which supported a powerful armaments industry. This insight implies major revisions to our understanding of twentieth-century British history, from appeasement to wartime industrial and economic policy, and the place of science and technology in government."--Jacket.