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In the Public Interest: A Devastating Account of the Thatcher Government's Involvement in the Covert Arms Trade, by the Man Who Turned Astra Fireworks into a 00m Arms Manufacturer

In the Public Interest: A Devastating Account of the Thatcher Government's Involvement in the Covert Arms Trade, by the Man Who Turned Astra Fireworks into a 00m Arms Manufacturer
By Gerald James

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Presenting a fresh analysis of the Thatcher years, this text is written by the former chairman of Britain's fastest-rising arms company, Astra Holdings. His story shows how a fireworks firm became in the 1980s one of the world's most enterprising arms companies.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #466502 in Books
  • Published on: 1996-09-05
  • Original language: English
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 368 pages

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