Table of Contents

Introduction.

1. The Strange Death of Liberal England (1900-1914).

2. The First World War (1914-1918).

3. John Bull's Other Island (1910-1923).

4. Reds in the Bed (1917-1939).

5. The March of the Blackshirts (1923-1939).

6. The Second World War (1939-1945).

7. The Cold War (1945-1989).

8. Pushing and Shoving (1958-1993).

9. The Orange and the Green (1968-1993).

Conclusion.

Index.

About the Author

Richard Thurlow is a lecturer in the Department of History, the University of Sheffield, following the merger in 1988 with the department of Economic and Social History where he had taught sonce 1972. He is author of Fascism in Britain, A History 1918-85 (Blackwell, 1987) and co-editor with K. Lunn of British Fascism (Croom Helm, 1979). His main academic interests are fascism and the history of intelligence and national security in Britain during the twentieth century.

Reviews

"The range of studies is quite breathtaking .... The whole book is a fascinating read, despite Thurlow's liberal politics and the fact that most of the relevant files are still unreleased." Socialist Review "An important contribution to our understanding of the relationship between the traditions of individual freedom and the internal security needs of the state in modern Britain." American Historical Review