Resultado de búsqueda
Edwin Duncan Sandys, Baron Duncan-Sandys, CH PC (/sændz/; 24 January 1908 – 26 November 1987) was a British politician and minister in successive Conservative governments in the 1950s and 1960s. He was the son-in-law of Sir Winston Churchill. Sandys, born 24 January 1908 Manor House, Sandford Orcas, Dorset, was the son of George John Sandys, a Conservative member of parliament (1910–1918 ...
This book offers new perspectives on British nuclear policy-making at the height of the Cold War, arguing that the decisions taken by the British government during the 1950s and 1960s in pursuit of its nuclear ambitions cannot be properly understood without close reference to Duncan Sandys, and in particular the policy preferences that emerged from his experiences of the Second World War and ...
Duncan Edwin Duncan-Sandys, Baron Duncan-Sandys CH, PC (/sændz/; 24 January 1908 – 26 November 1987), was a British politician and minister in successive Conservative governments in the 1950s and 1960s. He was a son-in-law of Winston Churchill and played a key role in promoting European unity after
Levensloop. Sandys (naam uitgesproken als 'Sands') was de zoon van het conservatief parlementslid George John Sandys (1875-1937) en werd opgeleid in Eton College en Magdalen College (Oxford).Hij werd diplomaat in 1930, en werkte in het Foreign Office in Londen en in de Britse ambassade in Berlijn.. Hij werd in 1935 verkozen tot conservatief parlementslid voor Norwood, Zuid-Londen, ter ...
5 de dic. de 2008 · Long understood as the key document in Britain's Cold War history, the Duncan Sandys Defence White Paper of 1957 nevertheless has a largely forgotten context: home defence. This article argues that understanding this context allows important new conclusions to be drawn concerning the drafting, presentation and the reception of the document and the deterrent strategy it expounded.
10 de ago. de 2000 · Aquí nos gustaría mostrarte una descripción, pero el sitio web que estás mirando no lo permite.
In 1957 the new Minister of Defence, Duncan Sandys, sought to mould British defence policy and force structure to reflect the exigencies of war in the thermonuclear age. His termination of national service meant that even relatively, the importance of the deterrent would increase.
