Nuclear Deterrence

A Ladybird Expert Book

Sir Lawrence Freedman

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English

Penguin
04 October 2018

History; The Cold War; Military history; Military tactics; Nuclear weapons; Other warfare & defence issues

Series: The Ladybird Expert Series

An accessible and authoritative introduction to Nuclear Deterrence for adult readers

Part of the new Ladybird Expert series, Nuclear Deterrence is an accessible and authoritative introduction to the deterrent tactics employed to prevent war, drawing on the unprecedented power of nuclear weapons.

Written by celebrated historian and professor of War Studies Sir Lawrence Freedman, Nuclear Deterrence explores the history behind the world's most lethal weapon.

You'll learn about the history of the arms race, the implications of mutual assured destruction, the consequences of nuclear proliferation, and why disarmament proved to be so difficult.

By: Sir Lawrence Freedman
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 180mm, Width: 120mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 128g
ISBN: 9780718188894
ISBN 10: 0718188896
Series: The Ladybird Expert Series
Pages: 56
Publication Date: 04 October 2018
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sir Lawrence Freedman is Emeritus Professor of War Studies at King's College London. He was the official historian of the Falklands Campaign, and a member of the official inquiry into Britain and the 2003 Iraq War ('the Chilcot Inquiry'). He has written extensively on nuclear strategy and the Cold War, and comments regularly on contemporary security issues. His book, Strategy, was a Financial Times and Economist book of the year; A Choice of Enemies: America Confronts the Middle East won the 2009 Lionel Gelber Prize and Duke of Westminster Medal for Military Literature. His latest book is The Future of War: A History.