Beschreibung:
Going to War overturns conventional views of the role of public opinion, the armed forces, parliamentarians, NGOs and writers in the formation of British debates about impending wars. It shows the pressures and the reasons which have led to Britain's involvement in so many conflicts.
An analysis of how the media, NGOs, Churches, military officers, Parliament, novelists, armchair strategists and public opinion have shaped British debates about going to war over the last 200 years
Preface Chronology Introduction Culture and Circumstance The Anglican Church and War Civil Society The Media and War War and Literature The Rise of the Armchair Strategists The Professional Military Parliamentary Debates Public Opinion Iraq and Afghanistan Do Debates Matter? Brief Biographies References Bibliography