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The Business of Armaments - Armstrongs, Vickers and the International Arms Trade, 1855-1955 (Hardcover)
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The Business of Armaments - Armstrongs, Vickers and the International Arms Trade, 1855-1955 (Hardcover)
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How did Britain's most prominent armaments firms, Armstrongs and
Vickers, build their businesses and sell armaments in Britain and
overseas from 1855 to 1955? Joanna Spear presents a comparative
analysis of these firms and considers the relationships they built
with the British Government and foreign states. She reveals how the
firms developed and utilized independent domestic strategies and
foreign policies against the backdrop of imperial expansion and the
two world wars. Using extensive new research, this study examines
the challenges the two firms faced in making domestic and
international sales including the British Government's commitment
to laissez faire policies, prejudices within the British elite
against those in trade, and departmental resistance to dealing with
private firms. It shows the suite of strategies and tactics that
the firms developed to overcome these obstacles to selling arms at
home and abroad and how they built enduring relationships with
states in Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East.
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