Introduction: From Total War to Absolute War? Prelude: ‘The Queen Must Be Told’ Secrets and Mysteries: The Intelligence Picture The Importance of Being Nuclear: the Bomb and the Fear of Escalation Defending the Realm: Vetting, Filing and Smashing ‘Beyond the Imagination’: The Spectre of Ever-Greater Annihilation ‘Breakdown’: Preparing for the Worst To the Cotswold Station: …
Part One: Prelude The Platonic Idea and the Constitutional Deal Continuity and Cottage Pie Part Two: The Premiership The Double-Headed Nation Organized by History: The Premiership Before 1945 Beyond any Mortal? The Stretching of the Premiership Since 1945 Where the Buck Stops: Premiers, ‘War Cabinets’ and Nuclear War Planning Since 1945 Part Three: The Prime …
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