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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783743403321

Autore

Donnelly Mark <1967, >

Titolo

Britain in the Second World War / / Mark Donnelly

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1999

ISBN

1-134-68729-X

0-7190-4493-6

1-134-68730-3

1-280-14068-2

9786610140688

0-203-98083-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (139 p.)

Disciplina

940.5341

941.084

Soggetti

World War, 1939-1945 - Great Britain

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 and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Chronology of the war in the west; Introduction; Chapter 1 Wartime politics; Chapter 2 The people's war; Chapter 3 The wartime economy; Chapter 4 Wartime media—press, radio and cinema; Chapter 5 Wartime strategy—Britain and its Allies; Bibliography; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

This text presents a survey of politics, society, culture and military strategy between 1939 and 1945. Themes covered include propaganda and culture, and Britain and its allies, and the book covers the major historical debates of these areas.