Against the Bomb : The British Peace Movement 1958-1965

The nuclear disarmament movement of the late '50s and early '60s was one of the largest and most significant extra-parliamentary movements in British history. It was extraordinarily diverse and saw anarchists, Communists, and Trotskyists rubbing shoulders with Christians and liberals. What bound these people together was their shared horror of nuclear war, and their anxiety about the seemingly inexorable arms race - feelings many of us share.