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Britain at bay : the epic story of the Second World War, 1938-1941 /

Here is the many-faceted, world-historically significant story of Britain at war. In looking closely at the military and political dimensions of the conflict's first crucial years, Alan Allport tackles questions such as could the war have been avoided? Could it have been lost? Were the strategi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Allport, Alan, 1970- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2020]
Edition:First American edition.
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > Great Britain.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1936-1945.
Great Britain > Social conditions > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Great Britain.
World War, 1939-1945 > Social aspects > Great Britain.
Table of Contents:
  • Shire Folk
  • Ulster Kristallnacht
  • A Different Kind of Nation
  • The School of Empire
  • Guilty Man
  • The Bones of a British Grenadier
  • The Stupidest Thing That Has Ever Been Done
  • To Make Gentle the Life of the World
  • The Sharpening of the Claws
  • The Other Dunkirk
  • Class War
  • Bras-Dessus, Bras-Dessous
  • In the Name of God
  • A Certain Eventuality
  • Lunatic Relief
  • All Our Past Proclaims Our Future
  • Margins
  • The Scouring of the Shire Folk
  • American Lebensraum
  • Shapeless, Measureless Peril
  • The Carotid Artery of Empire
  • Taking the Gloves Off
  • March on to Better Days.