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Very British Experience
Andrew Stewart
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Description for Very British Experience
Hardcover. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 568.
In terms of the Second World War and Britain's wartime strategy three elements deserve close scrutiny: the paramount importance of defending the British mainland and its population; the challenges of building and maintaining coalitions and alliances; and the central role the African continent assumed in all British strategic planning. A concluding essay reflects upon the degree to which in the face of an often uncertain and unconvincing approach these critical themes underpinned the British experience of the conflict. Topics addressed include 1940 and the Defence of Britain; relations with the United States; the British Empire Air Training Plan; General (Boy) ... Read more
In terms of the Second World War and Britain's wartime strategy three elements deserve close scrutiny: the paramount importance of defending the British mainland and its population; the challenges of building and maintaining coalitions and alliances; and the central role the African continent assumed in all British strategic planning. A concluding essay reflects upon the degree to which in the face of an often uncertain and unconvincing approach these critical themes underpinned the British experience of the conflict. Topics addressed include 1940 and the Defence of Britain; relations with the United States; the British Empire Air Training Plan; General (Boy) ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845194390
SKU
V9781845194390
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Ref
99-23
About Andrew Stewart
Andrew Stewart is Senior Lecturer at the Defence Studies Department, Kings College London based at the Joint Services Command and Staff College. His first book, Empire Lost: Britain, the Dominions and the Second World War, was published in September 2008 by Continuum. His next projects are centred on the British Commonwealth military effort in East Africa during the Second World ... Read more
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