Home

WorldCat Home About WorldCat Help

Search

Search for Library Items Search for Lists Search for Contacts Search for a Library

Create lists, bibliographies and reviews: or

<< Return to Search Results

Cite/Export

Cite/Export

Copy a citation

APA (6th ed.)

Chicago (Author-Date, 15th ed.)

Harvard (18th ed.)

MLA (7th ed.)

Turabian (6th ed.)

Export a citation
Export to RefWorks Export to EndNote / Reference Manager Export to EasyBib
Export to EndNote / Reference Manager(non-Latin) Cancel
Note: Citations are based on reference standards. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. The specific requirements or preferences of your reviewing publisher, classroom teacher, institution or organization should be applied.
Print
E-mail

E-mail

All fields are required.

The E-mail Address(es) field is required. Please enter recipient e-mail address(es).

The E-mail Address(es) you entered is(are) not in a valid format. Please re-enter recipient e-mail address(es).

You may send this item to up to five recipients.
Enter recipient e-mail address(es): Separate up to five addresses with commas (,)
The name field is required. Please enter your name.
Enter your name: Subject:
The E-mail message field is required. Please enter the message.
E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/870285634 Title: The sword and the shield : Britain, America, NATO, and nuclear weapons, 1970-1976 Author: Kristan Stoddart Publisher: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014. ISBN/ISSN: 9780230300934 0230300936 OCLC:870285634

Please verify that you are not a robot.

Cancel
Share
Permalink

Permalink

Copy this URL to link to this page:

Write a review
Rate this item:
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5

The sword and the shield : Britain, America, NATO, and nuclear weapons, 1970-1976

Preview this item

Checking...

The sword and the shield : Britain, America, NATO, and nuclear weapons, 1970-1976

Author:	Kristan Stoddart
Publisher:	Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Series:	Nuclear weapons and international security since 1945.
Edition/Format:	Print book : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:	The Sword and the Shield reveals for the first time declassified discussions that took place between the British, French and US governments for nuclear cooperation in the early to mid-1970s. In doing so, it sets the scene for the top secret upgrade to Britain's Polaris force, codenamed Chevaline, and how this could have brought down Harold Wilson's Labour government of 1974-1976. It also analyses the evolution of Read more...
Rating:	(not yet rated) 0 with reviews - Be the first.
Subjects	North Atlantic Treaty Organization. NATO NATO. View all subjects
More like this	User lists Similar Items

Find a copy in the library

Finding libraries that hold this item...

Details

Genre/Form:	History
Material Type:	Internet resource
Document Type:	Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors:	Kristan Stoddart Find more information about:
ISBN:	9780230300934 0230300936
OCLC Number:	870285634
Description:	xx, 324 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Contents:	The Heath government, France, and the not so special relationship, 1970-1974 -- The 'special nuclear relationship' under Heath, 1970-1974 -- Britain, NATO's evolving military doctrine, and its nuclear planning group : the balance between the sword and the shield, 1970-1974 -- National strategy and multilateral priorities : British 'tactical' nuclear operations, 1970-1974 -- The last Wilson governments and strategic nuclear deterrence, 1974-1975 -- Nuclear testing and the practicalities of moving Chevaline to completion, 1974-1976 -- Britain, America, and NATO modernization, 1974-1976 -- Tactical nuclear weapons, operational employment, and conventional defense, 1974-1976.
Series Title:	Nuclear weapons and international security since 1945.
Other Titles:	Britain, America, NATO, and nuclear weapons, 1970-1976
Responsibility:	Kristan Stoddart.
More information:	Table of contents Contributor biographical information Publisher description

Abstract:

Kristan Stoddart reveals for the first time discussions that took place between the British, French and US governments for nuclear cooperation in the early to mid 1970s. In doing so it sets the scene Read more...

Reviews

User-contributed reviews

Linked Data

Primary Entity

<http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/870285634> # The sword and the shield : Britain, America, NATO, and nuclear weapons, 1970-1976
    a schema:CreativeWork, schema:Book ;
    library:oclcnum "870285634" ;
    library:placeOfPublication <http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/countries/enk> ;
    schema:about <http://dewey.info/class/355.021709182109046/e23/> ;
    schema:about <http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/1866712338#Place/france> ; # France.
    schema:about <http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/1866712338#Place/usa> ; # USA
    schema:about <http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/1866712338#Place/great_britain> ; # Great Britain.
    schema:about <http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/1866712338#Place/united_states> ; # United States.
    schema:about <http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/1866712338#Organization/north_atlantic_treaty_organization> ; # North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
    schema:about <http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/1866712338#Place/grossbritannien> ; # Großbritannien
    schema:about <http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/1866712338#Event/1900_1999> ; # 1900-1999
    schema:about <http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/1866712338#Organization/nato> ; # NATO.
    schema:about <http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/1866712338#Topic/nuclear_weapons_government_policy> ; # Nuclear weapons--Government policy
    schema:about <http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/1866712338#Topic/nuclear_weapons_government_policy_france_history_20th_century> ; # Nuclear weapons--Government policy--France--History--20th century
    schema:about <http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/1866712338#Topic/kernwaffe> ; # Kernwaffe
    schema:about <http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/1866712338#Topic/nuclear_weapons_government_policy_united_states_history_20th_century> ; # Nuclear weapons--Government policy--United States--History--20th century
    schema:about <http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/1866712338#Topic/nuclear_weapons_government_policy_great_britain_history_20th_century> ; # Nuclear weapons--Government policy--Great Britain--History--20th century
    schema:alternateName "Britain, America, NATO, and nuclear weapons, 1970-1976" ;
    schema:author <http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/1866712338#Person/stoddart_kristan> ; # Kristan Stoddart
    schema:bookFormat bgn:PrintBook ;
    schema:datePublished "2014" ;
    schema:description "The Sword and the Shield reveals for the first time declassified discussions that took place between the British, French and US governments for nuclear cooperation in the early to mid-1970s. In doing so, it sets the scene for the top secret upgrade to Britain's Polaris force, codenamed Chevaline, and how this could have brought down Harold Wilson's Labour government of 1974-1976. It also analyses the evolution of NATO strategy in this period into something that was capable of a flexible response to Warsaw Pact aggression--a response that, if enacted, could well have been apocalyptic.--"@en ;
    schema:description "The Heath government, France, and the not so special relationship, 1970-1974 -- The 'special nuclear relationship' under Heath, 1970-1974 -- Britain, NATO's evolving military doctrine, and its nuclear planning group : the balance between the sword and the shield, 1970-1974 -- National strategy and multilateral priorities : British 'tactical' nuclear operations, 1970-1974 -- The last Wilson governments and strategic nuclear deterrence, 1974-1975 -- Nuclear testing and the practicalities of moving Chevaline to completion, 1974-1976 -- Britain, America, and NATO modernization, 1974-1976 -- Tactical nuclear weapons, operational employment, and conventional defense, 1974-1976."@en ;
    schema:exampleOfWork <http://worldcat.org/entity/work/id/1866712338> ;
    schema:genre "History"@en ;
    schema:inLanguage "en" ;
    schema:isPartOf <http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/1866712338#Series/nuclear_weapons_and_international_security_since_1945> ; # Nuclear weapons and international security since 1945.
    schema:name "The sword and the shield : Britain, America, NATO, and nuclear weapons, 1970-1976"@en ;
    schema:productID "870285634" ;
    schema:url <https://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1610/2014415396-t.html> ;
    schema:workExample <http://worldcat.org/isbn/9780230300934> ;
    umbel:isLike <http://bnb.data.bl.uk/id/resource/GBB451819> ;
    wdrs:describedby <http://www.worldcat.org/title/-/oclc/870285634> ;
    .

Related Entities

<http://dewey.info/class/355.021709182109046/e23/>
a schema:Intangible ;
.

<http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/1866712338#Event/1900_1999> # 1900-1999
    a schema:Event ;
    schema:name "1900-1999" ;
    .

<http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/1866712338#Organization/nato> # NATO.
    a schema:Organization ;
    schema:name "NATO." ;
    schema:name "NATO" ;
    .

<http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/1866712338#Organization/north_atlantic_treaty_organization> # North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
    a schema:Organization ;
    schema:name "North Atlantic Treaty Organization." ;
    .

<http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/1866712338#Person/stoddart_kristan> # Kristan Stoddart
    a schema:Person ;
    schema:familyName "Stoddart" ;
    schema:givenName "Kristan" ;
    schema:name "Kristan Stoddart" ;
    .

<http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/1866712338#Place/france> # France.
    a schema:Place ;
    schema:name "France." ;
    .

<http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/1866712338#Place/great_britain> # Great Britain.
    a schema:Place ;
    schema:name "Great Britain." ;
    .

<http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/1866712338#Place/grossbritannien> # Großbritannien
    a schema:Place ;
    schema:name "Großbritannien" ;
    .

<http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/1866712338#Place/united_states> # United States.
    a schema:Place ;
    schema:name "United States." ;
    .

<http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/1866712338#Place/usa> # USA
    a schema:Place ;
    schema:name "USA" ;
    .

<http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/1866712338#Series/nuclear_weapons_and_international_security_since_1945> # Nuclear weapons and international security since 1945.
    a bgn:PublicationSeries ;
    schema:hasPart <http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/870285634> ; # The sword and the shield : Britain, America, NATO, and nuclear weapons, 1970-1976
    schema:name "Nuclear weapons and international security since 1945." ;
    schema:name "Nuclear weapons and international security since 1945" ;
    .

<http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/1866712338#Topic/kernwaffe> # Kernwaffe
    a schema:Intangible ;
    schema:name "Kernwaffe"@en ;
    .

<http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/1866712338#Topic/nuclear_weapons_government_policy> # Nuclear weapons--Government policy
    a schema:Intangible ;
    schema:name "Nuclear weapons--Government policy"@en ;
    .

<http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/1866712338#Topic/nuclear_weapons_government_policy_france_history_20th_century> # Nuclear weapons--Government policy--France--History--20th century
    a schema:Intangible ;
    schema:name "Nuclear weapons--Government policy--France--History--20th century"@en ;
    .

<http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/1866712338#Topic/nuclear_weapons_government_policy_great_britain_history_20th_century> # Nuclear weapons--Government policy--Great Britain--History--20th century
    a schema:Intangible ;
    schema:name "Nuclear weapons--Government policy--Great Britain--History--20th century"@en ;
    .

<http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/1866712338#Topic/nuclear_weapons_government_policy_united_states_history_20th_century> # Nuclear weapons--Government policy--United States--History--20th century
    a schema:Intangible ;
    schema:name "Nuclear weapons--Government policy--United States--History--20th century"@en ;
    .

<http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/countries/enk>
    a schema:Place ;
    dcterms:identifier "enk" ;
    .

<http://worldcat.org/isbn/9780230300934>
    a schema:ProductModel ;
    schema:isbn "0230300936" ;
    schema:isbn "9780230300934" ;
    .

<http://www.worldcat.org/title/-/oclc/870285634>
    a genont:InformationResource, genont:ContentTypeGenericResource ;
    schema:about <http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/870285634> ; # The sword and the shield : Britain, America, NATO, and nuclear weapons, 1970-1976
    schema:dateModified "2018-11-08" ;
    void:inDataset <http://purl.oclc.org/dataset/WorldCat> ;
    .

Content-negotiable representations

Turtle (text/turtle)
JSON-LD (application/ld+json)
RDF/XML (application/rdf+xml)
N-TRIPLES (text/plain)
HTML+RDFa (text/html)

Please sign in to WorldCat

Don't have an account? You can easily create a free account.

You:	Sign In \| Register \| My WorldCat \| My Lists \| My Watchlist \| My Reviews \| My Tags \| My Saved Searches
WorldCat:	Home \| About \| Help \| Search