336 Pages
by
Routledge
336 Pages
by
Routledge
336 Pages
by
Routledge
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`We Can Take It!' shows that the British remember the war in a peculiar way, thanks to a mix of particular images and evidence. Our memory has been shaped by material which is completely removed from historical reality. These images (including complete inventions) have combined to make a new history. The vision is mostly cosy and suits the way in which the Britons conceive of themselves: dogged,... Read more
Introduction. 1. Mr Chamberlain’s face: September 1939-May 1940. 2. A Colossal Military Disaster: Dunkirk and the Fall of France, May- June 1940. 3. The Fewest of the Few: the Battle of Britain, June-September 1940. 4. London Pride has been handed down to us: the Blitz, September 1940-May 1941. 5. Over-sexed, over-paid and over here: Home Front, 1941-1945, Yanks, Women and Auntie Beeb. 6. Bless 'em all – the British Army, 1941-1945. 7. ‘Take That, Fritz’: commandos, prisoners of war and the boy’s own war. 8. ‘It ain’t half hot mum’: the forgotten campaigns. 9. Gotcha!: recasting the Second World War, 1945-2002. Epilogue.
Biography
Connelly, Mark
