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11%OFFNoble Frankland - History at War: The Campaigns of an Historian - 9781900357104 - V9781900357104
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History at War: The Campaigns of an Historian

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Description for History at War: The Campaigns of an Historian Paperback. This volume tells the true story of a historian's lifetime struggle to reveal the truth about crucial aspects of World War II and other international confrontations of the 20th century. Num Pages: 264 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBAH; HBG; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 460.
History at War is a unique book. It throws light on important unexplored aspects of the pursuit of historical truth. It tells how, alone among historians, Noble Frankland fought in the bomber offensive during the Second World War and then, together with Sir Charles Webster, wrote its official history; how he transformed the Imperial War Museum from a dying institution into one of the world's leading historical centres for the study of the conflicts of the 20th century; how he played a major part in television documentary productions, including in particular The World at War; and how he wrote a ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Giles de la Mare Publishers Dublin, Ireland
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781900357104
SKU
V9781900357104
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About Noble Frankland
Noble Frankland served in the RAF from 1941 to 1945, becoming a navigator in Bomber Command for the last two years of his service, and was awarded the DFC. After four years in the Air Historical Branch of the Air Ministry (1948-51), he became Official Military Historian to the Cabinet Office (1951-8), and co-author with Sir Charles Webster of the ... Read more

Reviews for History at War: The Campaigns of an Historian
Comments from readers and reviewers Robert Crawford, Director-General, Imperial War Museum: '...it is brilliant, rivetingly trenchant, and should be required reading for all aspirant historians.' Professor R.B. Wernham, former Professor of Modern History, Oxford: 'It really is a splendid and fascinating story, and a sharp warning to historians to beware of mandarins and great commanders. In Francis Bacon's ... Read more

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