Brian Bond

Gebundenes Buch

Battle for France and Flanders

Sixty Years on

Beschreibung

The campaign of 1940 which culminated in the British evacuation at Dunkirk and the French surrender at Compiegne remains one of the most controversial of World War II. Professor Brian Bond of the Department of War Studies, King's College, London has assembled a team of distinguished scholars in this book of essays on the campaign of 1940. Each essay has extensive footnotes that list the best and most recent books and articles on each topic.

Autor

Brian Bond has earned an international reputation as a military historian. He has lectured widely in Europe, The United States, Canada and Japan. His numerous books include: War and Society in Europe, 1870-1970 (1984); The Pursuit of Victory from Napoleon to Saddam Hussein (1996); The Unquiet Western Front: Britain's Role in Literature and History (2002); and Britain's Two World Wars against Germany (2014). Brian Bond spent most of his teaching career at King's College, London (1966-2001) where he became Professor of Military History. He was educated at Worcester College, Oxford and was later a Visiting Fellow at Brasenose and All Souls colleges there. He was President of the British Commission for Military History from 1986 to 2006. He has been fortunate enough to spend nearly all his life in one beautiful village; namely Medmenham in the Thames Valley.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pen & Sword Books
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Mai 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 242mm x 164mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 522g
• ISBN-13: 9780850528114
• ISBN-10: 0850528119
• Artikelnr.: 22349133