- Summary
- "In 1939 Hitler went to war not just with Great Britain; he also went to war with the 500 million people of the British Empire scattered across every continent and ocean of the world. Because in the years since 1945 that Empire has disappeared, the crucial fact that the British Empire fought as a whole during the war has been forgotten. All the parts of the Empire joined in the struggle from the beginning, undergoing huge changes and sometimes suffering greatly as a result. The war in the desert, the battle of the Atlantic and the Malaya campaign, and the contribution of the Empire as a whole in terms of supplies, communications and troops, all reflect the strategic importance of Britain's imperial status. Men and women not only from Australia, Canada, New Zealand and India but also from Africa, Burma, the Caribbean, the Middle East and Polynesia all played their part. The British Empire and the Second World War seeks to place the British Empire at the centre of our understanding of the Second World War."--BOOK JACKET.
- Format
- Book
- Author/Creator
- Jackson, Ashley.
- Published
- London ; New York : Hambledon Continuum, 2006
- Locale
- Commonwealth countries
- Contents
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The approach of war
Imperial war
The home front
The Atlantic
The Caribbean
The Mediterranean
Iraq, Iran, and Syria
Sub-Saharan Africa
The Indian Ocean
The islands of the Indian Ocean
India and Burma
South-East Asia and the Far East
Australia and New Zealand
The Pacific.
- Notes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 561-591) and index.
The approach of war -- Imperial war -- The home front -- The Atlantic -- The Caribbean -- The Mediterranean -- Iraq, Iran, and Syria -- Sub-Saharan Africa -- The Indian Ocean -- The islands of the Indian Ocean -- India and Burma -- South-East Asia and the Far East -- Australia and New Zealand -- The Pacific.
