Description
| Product ID: | 9780750997881 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Thatcher's Secret War |
| Subtitle: | Subversion, Coercion, Secrecy and Government, 1974-90 |
| Authors: | Author: Clive Bloom |
| Subjects: | Biography: historical, political and military, Biography: historical, political & military, European history, History, Social and cultural history, Politics and government, Right-of-centre democratic ideologies, Political leaders and leadership, British & Irish history, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, Social & cultural history, Politics & government, Conservatism & right-of-centre democratic ideologies, Political leaders & leadership |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The first book to explore the secret campaign that Mrs Thatcher and her government waged before and after the Falklands War against 'subversives' ‘Scary but enlightening’ - Christopher Stone Margaret Thatcher remains one of the United Kingdom’s most polarising prime ministers. This provocative investigation sheds light on the secret, internal ‘cold war’ that she waged against ‘the enemy within’; everyone she could not see eye to eye with. It was a campaign fuelled by paranoia on both the left and right of the political spectrum and fought with corruption, black propaganda, dirty tricks and even murder. Expertly juxtaposing notable events with today’s political arena, this new and updated edition of Thatcher’s Secret War surmises that although Thatcher’s ideals seem to have vanished, one remains: the power and importance of the extra parliamentary state and its surveillance methods and hidden powers in a new age of terrorism. |
| Imprint Name: | The History Press Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | The History Press Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-10-08 |
