| Description |
1 online resource (187 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 The projection of war, 1918 to 1939; 3 To Dunkirk; 4 Invasion and the Battle of Britain; 5 The Blitz; 6 Wartime politics and popular culture; 7 Refighting the war: Attlee to Blair; 8 America, Europe and the world; 9 Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
1940 was the most significant year in European history this century. For Britain it was 'the finest hour', the beginning of the People's War. Britain and 1940 explores what the year meant for the people of Britain then and now. Covering the pre-history of 1940 in Britain, Malcolm Smith explores the great fear that a second world war would perhaps mean the end of British civilization and charts the development of the myths of Dunkirk, the Battle of Britain and the Blitz, and the great influence they have had on our national consciousness and on attitudes to the outside world.> |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western Front.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain.
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Military campaigns
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| SUBJECT |
Great Britain -- History -- George VI, 1936-1952.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056829
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| Subject |
Great Britain
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Western Front (World War (1939-1945))
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781136369575 |
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1136369570 |
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1306574234 |
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9781306574235 |
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