Malcolm Smith

Britain and 1940 (eBook, ePUB)

History, Myth and Popular Memory

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

1940 was the most significant year in European history this century, this book examines what it meant for the people of Britain then and now. Malcolm Smith details the resultant influences that have constructed our national consciousness.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 186
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. April 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136369643
• Artikelnr.: 41219950

Autorenporträt

Malcolm Smith is Senior Lecturer and Chair of History at the University of Wales, Lampeter. He teaches in the field of War Studies and British popular culture and his previous publications include British Politics, Society and the State (Macmillan, 1990).

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 The projection of war, 1918 to 1939
Chapter 3 To Dunkirk
Chapter 4 Invasion and the Battle of Britain
Chapter 5 The Blitz
Chapter 6 Wartime politics and popular culture
Chapter 7 Refighting the war: Attlee to Blair
Chapter 8 America, Europe and the world
Chapter 9 Conclusion