The test of war : inside Britain 1939-45 /
While it lasted, the Second World War dominated the life of the nations that were involved and most of those that were not. Since Britain was in at both the start and the finish her people experienced the impact of total ar in full measure. The experience was a test of the most comprehensive kind: o...
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1999
London ; Philadelphia, PA : 1999 London : 1999 |
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Table of Contents:
- Going to war. The Phoney War, September 1939 to May 1940
- Dunkirk, the Battle of Britain and the Blitz, May 1940 to June 1941
- Global war and Grand Alliance, June 1941 to June 1942
- The decline of Axis power, June 1942 to June 1944
- The Allies' drive to victory, June 1944 to August 1945
- Britain on the eve of war. The economy
- The role of the State
- Politics and national cohesion
- Ready for war?
- Politics
- The economy at war. Policies and instruments
- Performance
- Aliens, dissenters and outlaws
- Defending the land and the people
- Morale
- Adapting, enduring, escaping
- Time for change: the general election
- Taking stock: Britain in 1945
- 1 Going to war. The Phoney War, September 1939 to May 1940. Dunkirk, the Battle of Britain and the Blitz, May 1940 to June 1941. Global war and Grand Alliance, June 1941 to June 1942. The decline of Axis power, June 1942 to June 1944. The Allies' drive to victory, June 1944 to August 1945
- 2. Britain on the eve of war. The economy. The role of the State. Politics and national cohesion. Ready for war?
- 3. Politics
- 4. The economy at war. Policies and instruments. Performance
- 5. Aliens, dissenters and outlaws
- 6. Defending the land and the people
- 7. Morale
- 8. Adapting, enduring, escaping
- 9. Time for change: the General Election
- 10. Taking stock: Britain in 1945.