Britain's two world wars against Germany : myth, memory and the distortions of hindsight
The creation of myths after 1945 -- British policy and strategy -- British generalship in the two world wars -- At the sharp end: combat experience in the two world wars -- Attrition in the First World War: the naval blockade -- Attrition in the Second World War: the strategic bombing of Germany --...
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| Format: | Livre |
| Langue: | English |
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Cambridge : Cambridge Univ. Press,
2014
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| Sujets: | World War, 1914-1918 World War, 1939-1945 Großbritannien Weltkriege Deutschland Rezeption Kollektives Gedächtnis Geschichtsschreibung |
| Description matérielle: | VIII, 191 S. |
Table des matières:
- The creation of myths after 1945British policy and strategy
- British generalship in the two world wars
- At the sharp end: combat experience in the two world wars
- Attrition in the First World War: the naval blockade
- Attrition in the Second World War: the strategic bombing of Germany
- The transformation of war on the western front, 1914--1918
- The British Army's learning process in the Second World War
- After the wars: Britain's gains and losses.
- Includes bibliographical references and index