The last thousand days of the British Empire
Clarke, P. F.2007
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How and why did Britain win the Second World War, but lose its empire? This title analyses the losing hand that Britain was dealt at the end of the war and how that hand was played by Winston Churchill's successors. It also examines the role the USA played in the fall of the British Empire.
Main title:
The last thousand days of the British Empire / Peter Clarke.
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Imprint:
London : Allen Lane, 2007.
Collation:
xxvii, 559 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 516-520) and index.
ISBN:
9780713998306 (hbk)
Dewey class:
941.0854941.0854941.085
Local class:
941.0854
Language:
English
Subject:
Decolonization -- Great Britain -- Colonies -- History -- 20th centuryGreat Britain -- Colonies -- History -- 20th centuryGreat Britain -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1964Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- United StatesUnited States -- Foreign relations -- Great BritainUnited States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1953Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1945-1964History
BRN:
515812