1st Edition

Britain in the Second World War

By Mark Donnelly Copyright 1999
140 Pages
by Routledge

138 Pages
by Routledge

140 Pages
by Routledge

Britain in the Second World War presents a new and vivid survey of politics, society, culture and military strategy between 1939 and 1945. Structured around themes such as 'Wartime Media', and 'Britain and its Allies', the book covers the major historical debates of these areas, including Britains commitment to remain in the conflict until unconditional surrender and the effect of war on the... Read more
Acknowledgements, List of abbreviations, Chronology of the war in the west, Introduction, 1 Wartime politics, 2 The people’s war, 3 The wartime economy, 4 Wartime media—press, radio and cinema, 5 Wartime strategy—Britain and its Allies, D-Day and victory in Europe, Bibliography, Index

Biography

Mark Donnelly

'This is a welcome addition to the secondary source materials for the study of Britain at war.' - Social History Bulletin

'To attempt to produce an intellectually worthwhile examination of these themes within so small a compass is a daunting enterprise indeed. Mark Donnelly succeeds impressively.' - Social History Bulletin