Book Series
Government Official History Series
New & Published Titles:
Secrecy and the Media
The Official History of the United Kingdom's D-Notice System
Secrecy and the Media is the first book to examine the development of the D-Notice system, which regulates the UK media's publication of British national…
read moreMay 2009 | Hardback: 978-0-415-45375-2 (Routledge)
Churchill's Man of Mystery
Desmond Morton and the World of Intelligence
The mysterious life and career of Desmond Morton, Intelligence officer and personal adviser to Winston Churchill during the Second World War, is exposed for the…
read moreApril 2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-48168-7 (Routledge)
The Official History of Privatisation Vol. I
The formative years 1970-1987
This first volume of the Official History studies the background to privatisation, and the privatisations of the first two Conservative Governments led by Margaret Thatcher…
read moreJanuary 2009 | Hardback: 978-0-415-46916-6 (Routledge)
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The Official History of the Falklands Campaign, Volume 2
War and Diplomacy
In the second volume of his official history of the Falklands Campaign, Lawrence Freedman provides a detailed and authoritative account of one of the most…
read more2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-41911-6 (Routledge)
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The Official History of the Falklands Campaign, Volume 1
The Origins of the Falklands War
Drawing on a vast range of previously classified government archives as well as interviews with key participants, this first volume of the official history of…
read more2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-41912-3 (Routledge)
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The Official History of Britain and the Channel Tunnel
Commissioned by the Cabinet Office and using hitherto untapped British Government records, this book presents an in-depth analysis of the successful project of 1986-94.
This…
read more2006 | Hardback: 978-0-415-39183-2 (Routledge)
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SOE in France
An Account of the Work of the British Special Operations Executive in France 1940-1944
SOE in France was first published in 1966, followed by a second impression with amendments in 1968. Since these editions were published, other material on… read more2006 | Paperback: 978-0-415-40800-4 (Routledge)
Secret Flotillas
Vol. II: Clandestine Sea Operations in the Western Mediterranean, North Africa and the Adriatic, 1940-1944
This authoritative publication by the official historian, the late Sir Brooks Richards, vividly describes and analyses the clandestine naval operations that took place during World… read more2004 | Hardback: 978-0-7146-5314-3 (Routledge)
Secret Flotillas
Vol. I: Clandestine Sea Operations to Brittany, 1940-1944
With the fall of France, almost the entire coastline of Western Europe was in German hands. Clandestine sea transport operations provided lines of vital intelligence…
read more2004 | Hardback: 978-0-7146-5316-7 (Routledge)
The Rise and Fall of a National Strategy
The UK and The European Community: Volume 1
This text analyzes British official thinking behind the UK's standing aloof from the moves after 1945 towards European economic collaboration, leading to the establishment of… read more2002 | Hardback: 978-0-7146-5111-8 (Routledge)
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Series Details:
Forthcoming Titles:
The Official History of North Sea Oil and Gas: Vol. I: The Growing Dominance of the State
By Alex Kemp
To be published June 30th 2010
The Official History of North Sea Oil and Gas: Vol. II
By Alex Kemp
To be published June 30th 2010