Britain and the economic problem of the Cold War : the political economy and the economic impact of the British defence effort, 1945-1955 / Till Geiger.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [327]-348) and index.

Securing the people's peace : reflections on the anachronistic nature of the British warfare state in the early Cold War, 1945-55 -- An antagonistic partnership : from rivalry to Atlantic partnership -- Tied by the tail of a Kilkenny cat? : the Anglo-American relationship, British rearmament, and the political crisis of 1951 -- The next war is bound to come : defence production policy, supply departments, and defence contractors in Britain, 1945-57 -- The wasting of high technological potential? : the British warfare state, the aircraft industry, and technological nationalism, 1950-1958 -- Maintaining the war potential : rearmament and productivity in the British ammunition industry in the 1950s -- The British defence effort and investment during the transition from war to peace, 1945-1955 -- Britain and the economic impact of the Korean War -- Too much defence, too little peace production? : the British capital-goods industry, regional development, and the Korean War rearmament.