British Empire and the Second World War - Softcover
In 1939 Hitler went to war not just with Great Britain; he also went to war with the whole of the British Empire, the greatest empire that there had ever been. In the years since 1945 that empire has disappeared, and the crucial fact that the British Empire fought together as a whole during the war has been forgotten. All the parts of the empire joined the struggle and were involved in it from the beginning, undergoing huge changes and sometimes suffering great losses as a result. The war in the desert, the defence of Malta and the Malayan campaign, and the contribution of the empire as a whole in terms of supplies, communications and troops, all reflect the strategic importance of Britain's imperial status. Men and women not only from Australia, New Zealand and India but from many parts of Africa and the Middle East all played their part. Winston Churchill saw the war throughout in imperial terms. The British Empire and the Second World War emphasises a central fact about the Second World War that is often forgotten.
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Ashley Jackson is Senior Lecturer in Defence Studies, King's College London, at the Joint Services Command and Staff College. He was a fellow of Mansfield College, Oxford. His books include the acclaimed The British Empire and the Second World War.
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'The great merit of this well-researched book is that it provides page after page of documented detail supporting the main proposition....The book will appeal massively to readers who enjoy the simple possession of facts; and any study that encourages scepticism of too Eurocentric a view of history, especially of British history, is greatly to be welcomed.'- Gordon Johnson Times Higher Education Supplement (Gordon Johnson Times Higher Education Supplement)
"This detailed study is therefore a history of the war as it was fought by Empire and Commonwealth, not by the U.K. This important book is an attempt to realign our views. It reminds us that the post-1945 desire to end the Empire and to redirect foreign policy was not the case in 1939, even if it became the inevitable result of British policy and the effects of the war."
Contemporary Review
'Like the British Empire itself, this book is vast, sprawling and impressive'Keith Jeffery, Asian Affairs
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 "Carefully researched and well-written, The British Empire and the Second World War is encyclopedicin its content and fills a gap in the study of World War II. It is the firstsingle-volume of the subject." —Bowling Green Daily News
"As the title indicates, this work deals with the role 60 or more political entities more or less tied to the United Kingdom — crown colonies, Dominions, mandates, protectorates, and many more — played in the 'British' war effort...It's an impressive contribution, as he shows what even the smallest and most obscure entities within the Empire contributed to the war, from the Indian Princely States to British Honduras to the Maldive Islands and others. In the process, he also provides a unique insight into the extremely complex strategic concerns of a truly global empire in a truly global war." — New York Military Affairs Symposium Review, 2009
"There is a great deal here that will be helpful to scholars and other readers looking for a clear account of the actions and policies that brought together the diverse and varied parts of the British Empire and Commonwealth in a time of acute crisis. Jackson has read widely, synthesised acutely, and written well."African Affairs, 2009
'The great merit of this well-researched book is that it provides page after page of documented detail supporting the main proposition....The book will appeal massively to readers who enjoy the simple possession of facts; and any study that encourages scepticism of too Eurocentric a view of history, especially of British history, is greatly to be welcomed.'- Gordon Johnson Times Higher Education Supplement (Sanford Lakoff Times Higher Education Supplement)
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 “Carefully researched and well-written, The British Empire and the Second World War is encyclopedicin its content and fills a gap in the study of World War II. It is the firstsingle-volume of the subject.” –Bowling Green Daily News
“As the title indicates, this work deals with the role 60 or more political entities more or less tied to the United Kingdom – crown colonies, Dominions, mandates, protectorates, and many more – played in the 'British’ war effort...It’s an impressive contribution, as he shows what even the smallest and most obscure entities within the Empire contributed to the war, from the Indian Princely States to British Honduras to the Maldive Islands and others. In the process, he also provides a unique insight into the extremely complex strategic concerns of a truly global empire in a truly global war.” – New York Military Affairs Symposium Review, 2009
"This detailed study is therefore a history of the war as it was fought by Empire and Commonwealth, not by the U.K. This important book is an attempt to realign our views. It reminds us that the post-1945 desire to end the Empire and to redirect foreign policy was not the case in 1939, even if it became the inevitable result of British policy and the effects of the war."
Contemporary Review
'Like the British Empire itself, this book is vast, sprawling and impressive'Keith Jeffery, Asian Affairs
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 "Carefully researched and well-written, The British Empire and the Second World War is encyclopedicin its content and fills a gap in the study of World War II. It is the firstsingle-volume of the subject." —Bowling Green Daily News
"As the title indicates, this work deals with the role 60 or more political entities more or less tied to the United Kingdom — crown colonies, Dominions, mandates, protectorates, and many more — played in the 'British' war effort...It's an impressive contribution, as he shows what even the smallest and most obscure entities within the Empire contributed to the war, from the Indian Princely States to British Honduras to the Maldive Islands and others. In the process, he also provides a unique insight into the extremely complex strategic concerns of a truly global empire in a truly global war." — New York Military Affairs Symposium Review, 2009
"There is a great deal here that will be helpful to scholars and other readers looking for a clear account of the actions and policies that brought together the diverse and varied parts of the British Empire and Commonwealth in a time of acute crisis. Jackson has read widely, synthesised acutely, and written well."African Affairs, 2009
'The great merit of this well-researched book is that it provides page after page of documented detail supporting the main proposition....The book will appeal massively to readers who enjoy the simple possession of facts; and any study that encourages scepticism of too Eurocentric a view of history, especially of British history, is greatly to be welcomed.'- Gordon Johnson Times Higher Education Supplement (Sanford Lakoff Times Higher Education Supplement)
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 “Carefully researched and well-written, The British Empire and the Second World War is encyclopedicin its content and fills a gap in the study of World War II. It is the firstsingle-volume of the subject.” –Bowling Green Daily News
“As the title indicates, this work deals with the role 60 or more political entities more or less tied to the United Kingdom – crown colonies, Dominions, mandates, protectorates, and many more – played in the 'British’ war effort...It’s an impressive contribution, as he shows what even the smallest and most obscure entities within the Empire contributed to the war, from the Indian Princely States to British Honduras to the Maldive Islands and others. In the process, he also provides a unique insight into the extremely complex strategic concerns of a truly global empire in a truly global war.” – New York Military Affairs Symposium Review, 2009
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- PublisherHambledon Pr
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 1852855177
- ISBN 13 9781852855178
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- Number of pages604
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