Organised Militarism in Interwar Britain : The Navy League and the Air League of the British Empire.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thompson, Rowan.

Series:

New Historical Perspectives Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Militarism.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (345 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : University of London Press, 2026.

Summary:

This book is the first full-length study of militarism and militaristic associational culture in interwar Britain. Focusing on the ideas, aims, and activities of the Navy League and the Air League of the British Empire - two extra-parliamentary organisations established to promote naval and aerial supremacy - the book examines how the Leagues negotiated the trauma of the First World War and how they contributed to the societal and military preparation for a second global conflict as the clouds of war gathered in the late 1930s.

Contents:

Cover

Frontmatter

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

List of illustrations

Acknowledgements

List of abbreviations

Introduction

1. The Navy League and the Air League of the British Empire

2. Disarmament, collective security and internationalism

3. Rearmament, the merchants of death and the preparation for war

4. Nation and empire

5. Militarism, education and youth

6. Trafalgar Day: naval heritage, tradition and national commemoration

7. Empire Air Day: aerial theatre and airmindedness

Conclusion

Epilogue: organised militarism and the Second World War

Appendix I: Navy League Executive Committee, c.1918-39

Appendix II: Air League Executive Committee, c.1918-39

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-908590-81-5

1-908590-80-7

OCLC:

1587074998