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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450596103321

Titolo

Leadership and responsibility in the Second World War [[electronic resource] ] : essays in honour of Robert Vogel / / edited by Brian P. Farrell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Montreal ; ; Ithaca, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2004

ISBN

1-283-52996-3

9786613842411

0-7735-7161-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (303 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

VogelRobert

FarrellBrian P <1960-> (Brian Padair)

Disciplina

940.53/41

Soggetti

World War, 1939-1945 - Diplomatic history - Great Britain

Political leadership - Great Britain - History - 20th century

Command of troops - History - 20th century

Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 - Aspect politique - Grande-Bretagne

Leadership politique - Grande-Bretagne - Histoire - 20e siècle

Commandement des troupes - Histoire - 20e siècle

Electronic books.

Great Britain Politics and government 1936-1945

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Chamberlain and appeasement / Robert Vogel -- Loyalty in wartime: the old Tories and British war policy, 1939-1940 / Aaron Krishtalka -- Clement Attlee reconsidered / Trevor Burridge -- The frustration of A. V. Hill: British war science and the Baconian paradox / Neil Cameron -- Sir William Seeds: the diplomat as scapegoat? / Sidney Aster -- Claus von Stauffenberg and the military ethos / Peter Hoffmann -- The dice were rather heavily loaded: Wavell and the fall of Singapore / Brian P. Farrell -- Colonials and coalitions: Canadian-British command relations between Normandy and the Scheldt / Paul D. Dickson.