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Britain's two world wars against Germany : myth, memory and the distortions of hindsight / Brian Bond.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bond, Brian, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Great Britain--History, Military--20th century.
- Great Britain.
- History, Military.
- World War, 1914-1918--Great Britain--Historiography.
- World War, 1914-1918.
- World War, 1939-1945--Great Britain--Historiography.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Great Britain--Foreign relations--Germany.
- International relations.
- Germany.
- Germany--Foreign relations--Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 191 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
- Contents:
- 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
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781107004719
- 1107004713
- 9781107659131
- 1107659132
- OCLC:
- 879642477
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