TY - BOOK ID - 113584590 TI - The business of armaments : Armstrongs, Vickers and the international arms trade, 1855-1955 PY - 2023 SN - 1009297481 1009297511 100929749X 100929752X PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Weapons industry KW - International trade KW - Arms transfers KW - Imperialism KW - History. KW - Vickers (Firm : Great Britain) KW - Arms sales KW - Arms traffic KW - Foreign military sales KW - Military sales KW - Munitions KW - Sale of military equipment KW - Arms race KW - Defense industries KW - Military assistance KW - External trade KW - Foreign commerce KW - Foreign trade KW - Global commerce KW - Global trade KW - Trade, International KW - World trade KW - Commerce KW - International economic relations KW - Non-traded goods KW - Arms industry KW - Military weapons industry KW - Munitions industry KW - Vickers Limited KW - Vickers plc KW - Vickers Group KW - Vickers Group of Companies KW - Vickers, Sons & Maxim (Firm) UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:113584590 AB - How did Britain's most prominent armaments firms, Armstrongs and Vickers, build their businesses and sell armaments in Britain and overseas from 1855 to 1955? Joanna Spear presents a comparative analysis of these firms and considers the relationships they built with the British Government and foreign states. She reveals how the firms developed and utilized independent domestic strategies and foreign policies against the backdrop of imperial expansion and the two world wars. Using extensive new research, this study examines the challenges the two firms faced in making domestic and international sales including the British Government's commitment to laissez faire policies, prejudices within the British elite against those in trade, and departmental resistance to dealing with private firms. It shows the suite of strategies and tactics that the firms developed to overcome these obstacles to selling arms at home and abroad and how they built enduring relationships with states in Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East. ER -