Britain's Two World Wars Against Germany: Myth, Memory and the Distortions of Hindsight

by Brian Bond

Book Overview

Britain's role and performance in the two World Wars continues to generate considerable debate but the wars are rarely considered together. Leading military historian Brian Bond here challenges the popular view of the First World War as catastrophic and futile in contrast to the Second World War as a well-conducted and victorious moral crusade. He focuses on the key issues which have caused controversy and distortion, to demonstrate how these views...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107659132
• ISBN13: 9781107659131
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 199 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"