Overview
- Provides a comprehensive study of the British Commonwealth in the Second World War.
- Analyses the financing and training of the Commonwealth troops during the war.
- Reflects how the cooperation was based on mutual self-interest throughout the conflict.
Part of the book series: Studies in Military and Strategic History (SMSH)
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Front Matter
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‘Give Us the Stuff Just the Same’: The Dominions and British War Finance
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‘Only the Air Force Can Win It’: The British Commonwealth Air Training Schemes
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‘We Are a Maritime Commonwealth’: The Dominions and British Maritime Power, 1939–1945
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Reviews
“As someone who also works on transnational and comparative history I can personally testify to how difficult it is to accomplish, but Johnston-White achieves it well. His book is based on extensive archival research in five different countries across four different continents, which is an incredible feat. I wholeheartedly recommend it to readers, both expert and general.” (Jatinder Mann, British Journal of Canadian Studies, Vol. 33 (1), 2021)
“Reading The British Commonwealth and Victory in the Second World War would be more beneficial to those who are studying the decline of the British Empire than to those who want to learn about the Second World War. The strengths of the work lay in its insights into the relationships between the UK and the Dominions.” (Brad, Canadian Military History, Vol. 28 (1), 2019)
“This is the most important work on the empire at war for a generation.” (Carl Bridge, King’s College London, UK)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Iain E. Johnston-White is a Lecturer in the Department of International Politics, Aberystwyth University. He has previously held positions at Sciences Po, Paris and the Houses of Parliament.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The British Commonwealth and Victory in the Second World War
Authors: Iain E. Johnston-White
Series Title: Studies in Military and Strategic History
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-58917-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-58916-3Published: 06 January 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-95859-7Published: 12 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-58917-0Published: 28 December 2016
Series ISSN: 2947-2423
Series E-ISSN: 2947-2431
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 319
Number of Illustrations: 16 b/w illustrations