- Publisher: Birlinn
- Year: 2019
- Format: Hardback
- Pages: 336pp
- Illustrated: Yes
- Dimensions: 240x165mm
- Condition: New
- Weight: 0.7kg
- ISBN: 9781780275260
- Product code: 525645
Facing the Bear
Scotland and the Cold War
Trevor Royle New Hardback Illustrated
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Throughout the Cold War, Scotland’s position in the North Atlantic placed it in the front line of Western defence. Drawing on newly declassified material alongside interviews with political and military leaders, this study examines the impact of British and US air and submarine bases on Scottish society, the reaction of peace protestors, and the creative responses of writers and artists.
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Between the end of the Second World War and the collapse of Communism confrontation with the Soviet Union was an everyday reality. As part of Nato's response, Scotland played a key role in the alliance's forward maritime defence strategy, aimed at containing the Soviet threat from naval and air forces. During this period 10 per cent of the UK's naval and air forces were based in Scotland, and there was a substantial US presence as well as top secret satellite and command stations.
In this book Trevor Royle paints a fascinating portrait of this extraordinary period, examining not just the wider military and political contexts, but also showing how the defence industry brought huge economic benefits, how CND maintained a high-profile presence, and how anti-nuclear sentiments underpinned much of the left's thinking in Scotland and contributed to the hegemony enjoyed by the Labour Party in Scotland during the Cold War.
In this book Trevor Royle paints a fascinating portrait of this extraordinary period, examining not just the wider military and political contexts, but also showing how the defence industry brought huge economic benefits, how CND maintained a high-profile presence, and how anti-nuclear sentiments underpinned much of the left's thinking in Scotland and contributed to the hegemony enjoyed by the Labour Party in Scotland during the Cold War.
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Throughout the Cold War, Scotland’s position in the North Atlantic placed it in the front line of Western defence. Drawing on newly declassified material alongside interviews with political and military leaders, this study examines the impact of British and US air and submarine bases on Scottish society, the reaction of peace protestors, and the creative responses of writers and artists.
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