Turning point 1917 : the British Empire at war
"For the British Empire and its allies of the Great War, 1917 was a year marked by crises. But here and there glimmers of light pierced the gloom. Soldiers began solving the problems posed by trench warfare. The dominions asserted themselves in the councils of imperial power. And the US finally...
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| Format: | Buch |
| Sprache: | English |
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Vancouver Toronto : UBC Press,
[2017]
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| Schlagworte: | World War, 1914-1918 Great Britain World War (1914-1918) 1914-1918 Großbritannien Erster Weltkrieg Geschichte 1917 Commonwealth |
| Umfang: | x, 249 Seiten |
Inhaltsangabe:
- Introduction: turning points and tapestries Douglas E. Delaney and Nikolas Cardner
- 1. Never over by Christmas : meeting the challenges of interminable war William Philpott
- 2. The blockade in 1917 Keith Neilson
- 3. The Imperial Munitions Board and merchant shipbuilding in Canada Chris Madsen and Michael Moir
- 4. A question of command : GHQ and the dominions, 1917 Ian F.W. Beckett
- 5. The Egyptian Expeditionary Force in 1917 Jeffrey Grey
- 6. "The willing horse is being worked to death" : New Zealand's manpower problems and policies during 1917 John Crawford
- 7. The Africanization of British imperial forces in the East African campaign Tim Stapleton
- 8. Vimy's consequence : the Montreal anti-conscription disturbances, May to September 1917 Serge Marc Durflinger
- 9. The British media and the image of the empire in 1917 Mark Connelly
- A few concluding remarks Douglas E. Delaney and Nikolas Garner.