Britain in the Second World War

Name: Britain in the Second World War
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ISBN: 9780415174268

ISBN-10: 0415174260

ISBN-13: 9780415174268

Edition: 1999

Authors: Mark Donnelly

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This text presents a survey of politics, society, culture and military strategy between 1939 and 1945. Themes covered include propaganda and culture, and Britain and its allies, and the book covers the major historical debates of these areas.

Book details

List price: $38.95
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 8/17/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 144
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.396
Language: English



Acknowledgments


List of abbreviations


Chronology of the war in the west


Introduction



Wartime politics


The outbreak of war and the downfall of Chamberlain


The Churchill coalition, 1940-2


Beveridge and reconstruction


Popular altitudes and the 1945 election



The people's war


Evacuation and the blitz


Women at war


Civil liberties, citizenship and the state



The wartime economy


Organising the war economy


The performance of the war economy


The economic legacy of the war



Wartime media - press, radio and cinema


The national press


The BBC


Cinema



Wartime strategy - Britain and its Allies


Britain and France, September 1939-June 1940


Britain alone, June 1940-June 1941


Towards the Grand Alliance, June-December 1941


The Mediterranean strategy, 1942-4


D-Day and victory in Europe


Bibliography


Index