An imperial world at war : aspects of the British Empire's war experience, 1939-1945
2017
Book
Total copies: 1
At the start of the Second World War Britain was at the height of her imperial power, and it is no surprise that she drew upon the global resources of the Empire once war had been declared. Whilst this international aspect of Britain's war effort has been well studied in relation to the military contribution of individual dominions and colonies, relatively little has been written about the Empire as a whole. As such An Imperial World at War makes an important contribution to the historiography relating to the British Empire and its wartime experience. It reviews the existing historiography and argues that the war needs to be viewed in imperial terms, and that the role of forces drawn from the Empire is poorly understood and that its deep impact on colonial societies is barely grasped at all in conventional accounts.
Main title:
An imperial world at war : aspects of the British Empire's war experience, 1939-1945 / edited by Ashley Jackson, Yasmin Khan and Gajendra Singh.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Routledge, 2017.
Collation:
x, 251 pages : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9781472462107 (hbk)
Dewey class:
940.53072
Local class:
HI.1.02/JAC
Language:
English
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BRN:
2305153