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National Perspectives on the Global Second World War book cover

1st Edition

National Perspectives on the Global Second World War

Edited By Ashley Jackson Copyright 2023
184 Pages
by Routledge

184 Pages
by Routledge

184 Pages
by Routledge
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This collection of essays, written by authors of different nationalities, explores the experiences of the countries that were not numbered among the Second World War’s major belligerents, including colonies, 'lesser' powers, and neutral nation states. The story of the war is often dominated by the experiences, actions, and historical narratives of the major belligerent powers. By focusing on... Read more

Introduction

Ashley Jackson

1. An Unexpected Ally: Brazil at War

Vinicius Mariano de Carvalho

2. A Crucible of Contradiction: Jamaican’s Loyalty to and Alienation from Empire during the Second World War

Dalea Bean

3. Colonial Cyprus in the Second World War: A Neglected Contribution

Marios Siammas

4. Iceland in the Second World War

Guðmundur Hálfdánarson

5. The Military Alliance between Cuba and America during the Second World War

Servando Valdés Sánchez

6. The Second World War and the Evolution of Tunisian Nationalism

Jonathan Hill

7. In the Rear of Japan’s ‘Holy’ War: Death, Mobilization, and Everyday Life in Wartime Korea, 1937–1945

Yumi Moon

8. The Impact and Legacies of the Second World War in Zambia

Albert Tembo

9. Thailand in the Second World War: A Failed Decolonization Attempt

Wasana Wongsurawat

10. The Cost of Victory: Some Thoughts on the British Experience of the Second World War

Andrew Stewart

Biography

Ashley Jackson is Professor of Imperial and Military History at King’s College London and a Visiting Fellow at Kellogg College Oxford. He is the author of numerous works on the history of the British Empire, particularly during the Second World War.

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