"The military is supposed to stand aside from British society. Only when soldiers are called on to act `in the aid of the civil power', can they intervene. But Judge Anthony Babington shows in this book that from the earliest times to the present…
"This book traces the development of the major political tendencies of the period 1921-72, in particular the successive strategies of Northern Ireland's rulers. It analyses the emergence of these forces in relation to structural changes in Ireland…
"Between 1933 and 1945 the Nazi regime in Germany tried to restructure a `class' society along racial lines. This book deals with the ideas and institutions which underpinned this mission, and shows how Nazi policy affected various groups of people,…
"In examining the role of the USA in the post-war world order, Stephen Gill challanges arguements concerning the relative decline of American hegemony. He maintains that instead of equating hegemony with the dominance of one state over other states,…
Section 1. The Falklands conflict 1. Making good news 2. Fighting the war 3. The home front 4. Diplomacy Conclusion Section 2. Defence and disarmament: Peace contests 5. The propaganda war 6. Breaching the peace at Greenham Common 7. Say it with…
Contents:- Introduction 1. Wanted: conscription for all 2. The Norfolk Commission, before and after 3. The National Service League 4. The threat of invasion 5. The business of war 6. The young and the long 7. Early bills for compulsion 8. Hamilton…
"Hersh tells for the first time the compelling story of the Israeli nuclear weapons programme and its influence on world events. He recounts Israel's clandestine nuclear mission, from the building of the Dimona reactor site in the remote Negev…
Contents:- 1. Truce-maker 2. Falls memories 3. The North erupts 4. The birth of the Provisionals 5. `Most wanted' man 6. Brownie's long war 7. The birth of Sinn Fein 8. Prisoners of war 9. Gerry Adams MP 10. The SDLP looks for help 11. `Undiluted…
Contents:- Part 1. Likely army commitments 1. The influence of nuclear weapons 2. The central region 3. The northern region 4. The defence of the United Kingdom 5. Activities outside the NATO area Part 2. Preparation required 6. Today's…