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From East of Suez to the Eastern Atlantic - British Naval Policy 1964-70 (Paperback)
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From East of Suez to the Eastern Atlantic - British Naval Policy 1964-70 (Paperback)
Series: Corbett Centre for Maritime Policy Studies Series
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Exploring British naval policy during the first two governments of
Harold Wilson (1964-70), this book analyses how the Navy Department
of the Ministry of Defence and the Navy's professional leadership
dealt with six years of defence reviews, retrenchment and strategic
re-orientation. This period witnessed a dramatic blow to the
service's self image and self confidence as a result of the
cancellation of the large CVA-01 aircraft carrier, and a gradual
process of realignment, reorientation and adaptation to the changed
political environment, resulting in a recovery of self-confidence,
a new strategy and the approval in principle of a class of small
aircraft carriers. Taking advantage of the recently released
official records, the study highlights for the first time just how
in practice Mountbatten managed to dominate the Chiefs of Staff
machinery, and how his power was undermined and diminished. It also
demonstrates that, contrary to widespread historical opinion, Denis
Healey was not necessarily set against carrier air power from his
arrival in office and was willing to consider the procurement of a
medium carrier for the navy. Furthermore, the work highlights the
importance of the Mediterranean in the rehabilitation and renewal
of self-confidence by the navy in the late 1960s. Although focusing
primarily on policy and strategic matters, the book incorporates
wider historical consideration, reviewing other factors that
influenced policy-making such as foreign policy, financial
resources, materiel, manpower and recruitment, in addition to the
administrative machinery and the cultural environment of the time.
In so doing, Dr Hampshire offers a vivid insight into the
interactions of government and military at a critical juncture in
the changing nature of Britain's global role.
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