Fighting the people's war :
Fennell, Jonathan, 1979-
Fighting the people's war : the British and Commonwealth armies and the Second World War / Jonathan Fennell. - xxxii, 932 pages : illustrations, maps. - Armies of the Second World War . - Armies of the Second World War (Cambridge (England)) .
Part I. The military and political context -- Interwar -- Mobilisation -- Part II. The great crisis of empire -- Defeat in the west -- The middle east -- The far east -- The great imperial morale crisis -- Part III. Transformation -- Victory in North Africa -- New Guinea and Burma -- Part IV. The limits of attrition -- The mediterranean -- Remobilisation? -- Cassino -- Transformation in the jungle -- Part V. Redemption -- D-Day -- Normandy -- The victory campaigns -- Part VI. The post war world -- Soldiers and social change -- Conclusion.
9781107030954
GBB908788 bnb
019209882 Uk
Great Britain. Army --History--World War, 1939-1945.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns.
Soldiers--History--Great Britain--20th century.
Soldiers--History--Commonwealth countries--20th century.
World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects.
Social change--History--20th century.
Commonwealth countries--Armed Forces--History--20th century.
940.541241
Fighting the people's war : the British and Commonwealth armies and the Second World War / Jonathan Fennell. - xxxii, 932 pages : illustrations, maps. - Armies of the Second World War . - Armies of the Second World War (Cambridge (England)) .
Part I. The military and political context -- Interwar -- Mobilisation -- Part II. The great crisis of empire -- Defeat in the west -- The middle east -- The far east -- The great imperial morale crisis -- Part III. Transformation -- Victory in North Africa -- New Guinea and Burma -- Part IV. The limits of attrition -- The mediterranean -- Remobilisation? -- Cassino -- Transformation in the jungle -- Part V. Redemption -- D-Day -- Normandy -- The victory campaigns -- Part VI. The post war world -- Soldiers and social change -- Conclusion.
9781107030954
GBB908788 bnb
019209882 Uk
Great Britain. Army --History--World War, 1939-1945.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns.
Soldiers--History--Great Britain--20th century.
Soldiers--History--Commonwealth countries--20th century.
World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects.
Social change--History--20th century.
Commonwealth countries--Armed Forces--History--20th century.
940.541241