A powerless elite? The British armaments sector in depression and rearmament, 1918-39
Miller, Christopher ORCID logoORCID: (2026) A powerless elite? The British armaments sector in depression and rearmament, 1918-39. In: Fridenson, Patrick and Sogner, Knut (eds.) Business Elites and…
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