Arms Transfers, Neutrality and Britain's Role in the Cold War

Name: Arms Transfers, Neutrality and Britain's Role in the Cold War
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Author: Marco Wyss
ISBN: 9789004234413

Anglo-Swiss Relations 1945-1958

Inbunden, Engelska, 2012

AvMarco Wyss

4 349 kr

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Great Britain was neutral Switzerland's main supplier of heavy weaponry during the early Cold War. Marco Wyss analyses this armaments relationship against the background of Anglo-Swiss relations between 1945 and 1958, and thereby assesses the role of arms transfers, neutrality and Britain, as well as the two countries' political, economic and military relations.By using multi-archival research, the author discovers "traits of specialness" in the Anglo-Swiss relationship, analyses the incentives for Berne's weapons purchases and London's arms sales, sheds new light on the Cold War arms transfer system and the motivations of the participating states, and questions the sustainability of neutrality during the East-West conflict, as well as Britain's role from a western neutral and small power perspective.

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Utgivningsdatum2012-10-12
Mått155 x 235 x 29 mm
Vikt785 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieHistory of Warfare
Antal sidor406
FörlagBrill
ISBN9789004234413

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Internationella relationer inom Samhalle och politik

List of Tables, Figures and Photographs…xi Acknowledgements ...xiii Abbreviations... xv Introduction ...1 1. Anglo-Swiss Relations... 4 2. Arms and Technology Transfers ...7 3. Neutrality... 15 4. Britain’s Role ...27 5. Method and Sources ...31 PART ONE: MUTUAL ATTRACTION 1945–1949 1. A World in Motion... 41 1.1. Switzerland: Suspect but Healthy... 42 1.2. Great Britain: Overstretched, Bankrupt, but Influential... 47 2. Anglo-Swiss Relations 1945–1949... 51 2.1. Self-Interested British Advocacy for Switzerland... 51 2.2. Economic Interdependence... 57 2.3. The Field-Marshal in the Alps... 60 3. Vampires ‘off the Shelf’... 71 3.1. Establishing the Armament Link... 71 3.2. The Technology Gap... 75 3.3. Swiss Missions to Britain... 78 3.4. British Aircraft against Home Production... 86 3.5. An Unfinished Business? ...88 3.6. Dénouement ...91 4. ‘Homemade’ Vampires? ...97 4.1. Mutual Interests ...97 4.2. Independence? ...100 4.3. Gold and Tourism... 105 4.4. Supply Priorities and US Intervention... 110 Intermediate Conclusion I... 115 PART TWO: STORMY HONEYMOON 1949–1953 5. A Divided and Unstable World ...123 5.1. Switzerland: The Western Neutral ...125 5.2. Great Britain: Clinging to Grandeur ...133 6. Anglo-Swiss Relations 1949–1953... 139 6.1. Different Perceptions but Common Interests... 139 6.2. Continuous Economic Adjustments... 147 6.3. A Tamed British Lion ...154 6.4. Swiss Defence Cooperation despite British Criticism ...160 7. Engines and Venoms ...175 7.1. Dependence?... 175 7.2. Towards Self-Reliance... 182 7.3. Business versus Security ...192 8. Centurion I... 207 8.1. The First British “No” ...207 8.2. Centurions Made in Switzerland?... 218 8.3. Project Ross... 228 8.4. Role Reversal ...233 Intermediate Conclusion II ...245 PART THREE: MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE 1953–1958 9. A World in Tension... 255 9.1. Switzerland: The Recognised Neutral... 258 9.2. Great Britain: The Fading Power... 265 10. Anglo-Swiss Relations 1953–1958... 273 10.1. Cordial Opportunism ...273 10.2. Modus Vivendi... 277 10.3. Silent Security Partnership... 280 11. Centurion II ...291 11.1. Centurion versus Patton... 291 11.2. The Enemy Within... 299 11.3. The Rieser Affair...306 12. Hunter... 315 12.1. Interim Solution... 315 12.2. Temptations... 321 12.3. Aircraft Competition... 331 12.4. Doctrinal Doubts... 339 Conclusion... 349 Appendices...363 1. Organisational Charts... 363 2. Exchange Rates ...364 3. Photographs... 365 Bibliography...371 Index ...393

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Arms Transfers, Neutrality and Britain's Role in the Cold War

Anglo-Swiss Relations 1945-1958

Inbunden, Engelska, 2012

AvMarco Wyss

4 349 kr

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Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2012-10-12
Mått155 x 235 x 29 mm
Vikt785 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieHistory of Warfare
Antal sidor406
FörlagBrill
ISBN9789004234413

Tillhör följande kategorier

Internationella relationer inom Samhalle och politik

List of Tables, Figures and Photographs…xi Acknowledgements ...xiii Abbreviations... xv Introduction ...1 1. Anglo-Swiss Relations... 4 2. Arms and Technology Transfers ...7 3. Neutrality... 15 4. Britain’s Role ...27 5. Method and Sources ...31 PART ONE: MUTUAL ATTRACTION 1945–1949 1. A World in Motion... 41 1.1. Switzerland: Suspect but Healthy... 42 1.2. Great Britain: Overstretched, Bankrupt, but Influential... 47 2. Anglo-Swiss Relations 1945–1949... 51 2.1. Self-Interested British Advocacy for Switzerland... 51 2.2. Economic Interdependence... 57 2.3. The Field-Marshal in the Alps... 60 3. Vampires ‘off the Shelf’... 71 3.1. Establishing the Armament Link... 71 3.2. The Technology Gap... 75 3.3. Swiss Missions to Britain... 78 3.4. British Aircraft against Home Production... 86 3.5. An Unfinished Business? ...88 3.6. Dénouement ...91 4. ‘Homemade’ Vampires? ...97 4.1. Mutual Interests ...97 4.2. Independence? ...100 4.3. Gold and Tourism... 105 4.4. Supply Priorities and US Intervention... 110 Intermediate Conclusion I... 115 PART TWO: STORMY HONEYMOON 1949–1953 5. A Divided and Unstable World ...123 5.1. Switzerland: The Western Neutral ...125 5.2. Great Britain: Clinging to Grandeur ...133 6. Anglo-Swiss Relations 1949–1953... 139 6.1. Different Perceptions but Common Interests... 139 6.2. Continuous Economic Adjustments... 147 6.3. A Tamed British Lion ...154 6.4. Swiss Defence Cooperation despite British Criticism ...160 7. Engines and Venoms ...175 7.1. Dependence?... 175 7.2. Towards Self-Reliance... 182 7.3. Business versus Security ...192 8. Centurion I... 207 8.1. The First British “No” ...207 8.2. Centurions Made in Switzerland?... 218 8.3. Project Ross... 228 8.4. Role Reversal ...233 Intermediate Conclusion II ...245 PART THREE: MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE 1953–1958 9. A World in Tension... 255 9.1. Switzerland: The Recognised Neutral... 258 9.2. Great Britain: The Fading Power... 265 10. Anglo-Swiss Relations 1953–1958... 273 10.1. Cordial Opportunism ...273 10.2. Modus Vivendi... 277 10.3. Silent Security Partnership... 280 11. Centurion II ...291 11.1. Centurion versus Patton... 291 11.2. The Enemy Within... 299 11.3. The Rieser Affair...306 12. Hunter... 315 12.1. Interim Solution... 315 12.2. Temptations... 321 12.3. Aircraft Competition... 331 12.4. Doctrinal Doubts... 339 Conclusion... 349 Appendices...363 1. Organisational Charts... 363 2. Exchange Rates ...364 3. Photographs... 365 Bibliography...371 Index ...393