A narrative chronicle of the three months following VE Day traces the experiences of nine individuals who witnessed the Allied struggle to bring the war to a close, covering such topics as the deaths of Hitler and Mussolini and the liberation of Dachau.
This book makes a major contribution to our knowledge of the forces shaping Conservative policy-making as the Empire drew to a close. In examining Conservative backbench debate on European integration and British relations in the Middle East between 1948 and 1957, the author ass…
"This book makes a major contribution to our knowledge of the forces shaping Conservative policy-making as the Empire drew to a close. In examining Conservative backbench debate on European integration and British relations in the Middle East between 1948 and 1957, the author as…
"A bold new view of the U.S. rise to supremacy, and its collision with a British Empire that wouldn't step aside."--Provided by publisher.
"An enduring myth of the twentieth century is that the United States rapidly became a superpower after World War II when the British Empire--the greatest in history--was too wounded to maintain its global clout. In fact, Derek Leebaert argues in [this book], the idea that a trad…
"A bold new view of the U.S. rise to supremacy, and its collision with a British Empire that wouldn't step aside."--Provided by publisher. "An enduring myth of the twentieth century is that the United States rapidly became a superpower after World War II when the British Empire…
"A provocative reassessment of Stalin's military and political leadership during the most important years of his career."--Page [4] de la couverture.
"A provocative reassessment of Stalin's military and political leadership during the most important years of his career."--Page 4 of cover.