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Have the options really changed? British defence policy in the twentieth century

David French Reader in Modern History, University College, London; Lectured at North London Polytechnic, Univeristy of Newcastle, ; Heriot‐Watt University,
Pages 50-72 | Published online: 24 Jan 2008

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