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The British Army sees itself as politically neutral. Hew Strachan examines its history since 1660 and reveals that this is a facade. Despite the fact that the British Army - unlike many other armies - has never staged a coup d'état, it is an inherently political entity, embedded in the fabric o...

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Auteur principal: Strachan, Hew
Autres auteurs: Hew Strachan
Langue:Undetermined
English
Publié: Oxford,New York Clarendon Press,Oxford University Press 1997
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Résumé:The British Army sees itself as politically neutral. Hew Strachan examines its history since 1660 and reveals that this is a facade. Despite the fact that the British Army - unlike many other armies - has never staged a coup d'état, it is an inherently political entity, embedded in the fabric of the state, and intimately involved in the formation and implementation of policy. Professor Strachan goes on to show how this involvement is necessary and argues that a genuinely apolitical British Army would be a less effective contributor to the management of Britain's defense
Description matérielle:x, 311 p.
23 cm
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (p. [272]-295) and index
ISBN:0198206704
9780198206705