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The Resource Fighting the people's war : the British and Commonwealth armies and the Second World War, Jonathan Fennell

Fighting the people's war : the British and Commonwealth armies and the Second World War, Jonathan Fennell

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Summary
In citizen armies, it matters enormously that soldiers should, as Oliver Cromwell put it, know what they fight for and love what they know; the fundamentals of victory or defeat 'often have to be sought far from the battlefield, in political, social, and economic factors'. This study of the British and Commonwealth armies in the Second World War, a fighting force made up predominantly of contingents from Britain, Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand and South Africa, explores not only the material culture and history of great armies in a world war, but also the political, social, and economic factors that influenced their behaviour and experience in the period running up to and during the largest conflagration of the twentieth century
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
xxxii, 932 pages
Contents
  • part II. The military and political context. Inter-war ; 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
Isbn
9781107030954
Instance
Label
Fighting the people's war : the British and Commonwealth armies and the Second World War
Title
Fighting the people's war
Title remainder
the British and Commonwealth armies and the Second World War
Statement of responsibility
Jonathan Fennell
Creator
Author
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
In citizen armies, it matters enormously that soldiers should, as Oliver Cromwell put it, know what they fight for and love what they know; the fundamentals of victory or defeat 'often have to be sought far from the battlefield, in political, social, and economic factors'. This study of the British and Commonwealth armies in the Second World War, a fighting force made up predominantly of contingents from Britain, Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand and South Africa, explores not only the material culture and history of great armies in a world war, but also the political, social, and economic factors that influenced their behaviour and experience in the period running up to and during the largest conflagration of the twentieth century
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LBSOR/DLC
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1979-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Fennell, Jonathan
Dewey number
940.54/1241
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
index present
LC call number
D759
LC item number
.F39 2019
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
Series statement
Armies of the Second World War
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Great Britain
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • Soldiers
  • Soldiers
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • Social change
  • Commonwealth countries
Label
Fighting the people's war : the British and Commonwealth armies and the Second World War, Jonathan Fennell
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Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
part II. The military and political context. Inter-war ; 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
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
xxxii, 932 pages
Isbn
9781107030954
Lccn
2018036916
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other control number
40028945632
Other physical details
illustrations, maps
System control number
  • on1056201216
  • (OCoLC)1056201216
Label
Fighting the people's war : the British and Commonwealth armies and the Second World War, Jonathan Fennell
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
part II. The military and political context. Inter-war ; 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
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
xxxii, 932 pages
Isbn
9781107030954
Lccn
2018036916
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other control number
40028945632
Other physical details
illustrations, maps
System control number
  • on1056201216
  • (OCoLC)1056201216

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