Arms transfers, neutrality and Britain's role in the Cold War
Anglo-Swiss relations, 1945-1958
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Word Count
101,000 words, Guess
Page Count
404 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL25404653M
- ISBN-139789004234413
- OCLC Control Number803961658
- OCLC Control Number820637073
- Library of Congress Control Number2012028847
Classifications
- DDC327.41049409/045
- LCCDA47.9.S8 W97 2012
Description
"Great Britain was neutral Switzerland's main supplier of heavy weaponry during the early Cold War. Marco Wyss analyses this armaments relationship against the background of Anglo-Swiss relations between 1945 and 1958, and thereby assesses the role of arms transfers, neutrality and Britain, as well as the two countries' political, economic, and military relations. By using multi-archival research, the author discovers 'traits of specialness' in the Anglo-Swiss relationship, analyses the incentives for Berne's weapons purchases and London's arms sales, sheds new light on the Cold War arms transfer system and the motivations of the participating states, and questions the sustainability of neutrality during the East-West conflict, as well as Britain's role from a western neutral and small power perspective"--Page 4 of cover.
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- History of warfare -- v. 79
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