Rich Relations: The American Occupation of Britain 1942-1945 - Softcover

Reynolds, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 184212112X ISBN 13: 9781842121122

Publisher: Phoenix, 2001

Synopsis

Readable, scholarly, and above all, enormously entertaining, this very personal approach to history details the complex relationship between American GI's--famously lampooned as "over-paid, over-sexed, over-fed, and over here"--and their British hosts (for their part, "under-sexed, under-paid, under-fed, and under Eisenhower") during World War Two's occupation of England. "...an important and original contribution to our understanding of the Second World War."--John Keegan, Daily Telegraph. An outstanding study of a most important aspect of the war, never before examined in such depth."--Alistair Horne, The Times.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

ing social and political history of a time when a million and a half American servicemen crowded onto a small island, training and waiting for a conflict which would eventually cost many of them their lives. "A superb job of telling one of the most fascinating stories of World War II."--Stephen E. Ambrose. 16 pages of photos, maps, charts, and political cartoons. Index.

About the Author:

David Reynolds is a Fellow of Christ's Church College, Cambridge. He has twice been a visiting Fellow at Harvard University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Phoenix
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 184212112X
• ISBN 13: 9781842121122
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 592