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The British Commonwealth And Victory In The Second World War

de Iain E. Johnston-White

121,66€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 This book is the first comprehensive study of the British Commonwealth in the Second World War. Johnston-White looks in depth at how the Commonwealth war effort was financed, the training of airmen for the air war, the problems of seaborne supply and the battles fought in North Africa.
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Sepoy And The Raj - The Indian Army, 1860-1940

de David Omissi

171,59€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 This is the first scholarly study of the subject for twenty years, and the only one based on extensive archival research. In this evocative and compassionate work, David Omissi examines the origins, motives and protests of the several million Indian peasant- soldiers who served the colonial power.
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Harold Macmillan And The Berlin Wall Crisis, 1958-62 - The Limits Of Interest And Force

de J. Gearson

118,59€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 Drawing on released government papers, this text assesses the development of Macmillan's foreign policy during the Berlin Wall Crisis. It traces the alliance disputes, and shows how Macmillan's attempts to an independent course, undermined his standing with his European partners.
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Eisenhower, Macmillan And The Problem Of Nasser - Anglo-American Relations And Arab Nationalism, 1955-59

de N. Ashton

118,59€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 This study traces the British and US responses to the Turco-Iraqi Pact of 1955, the Suez crisis, the Syrian crisis of 1957, civil strife in Lebanon, and the Iraqi Revolution of 1958. It shows how differing priorities promoted confrontation and co-operation over Middle Eastern questions.
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Royal Navy, Seapower And Strategy Between The Wars

de C. Bell

118,59€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 This revisionist study shows how the Royal Navy''s ideas about the meaning and application of seapower shaped its policies during the years between the wars. It examines the navy''s ongoing struggle with the Treasury for funds, the real meaning of the ''one power standard'', naval strategies for war with the United States, Japan, Germany and Italy, the influence of Mahan, the role of the navy in peacetime, and the use of propaganda to influence the British public.
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Britain, Mihailovic And The Chetniks, 1941-42

de S. Trew

118,59€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 Casting new light on a controversial aspect of wartime British foreign policy, this book traces the process by which the British authorities came to offer their backing to Colonel Draza Mihailovic, leader of the non-Communist resistance movement which emerged after the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia in April 1941. It also examines why British confidence in Mihailovic was subsequently eroded, to the point where serious consideration was given to transferring support to his avowed enemies, the Communist-led Partisans.
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Anglo-French Relations And Strategy On The Western Front, 1914-18

de William J. Philpott

59,61€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 This book is a study of Anglo-French relations and military policy making in the First World War, which considers the strategic policies and operational planning of the British and French armies in the joint campaign fought on the western front. It examines the influence of incompatible British and French strategic objectives, the role of the allies'' military and political leaders and the institutional development of the military alliance, on the alliance relationship and military policy making.
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Sputniks Crisis And Early United States Space Policy - A Critique Of The Historiography Of Space

de Rip Bulkeley

59,61€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 An examination of American space policy in the 12 years after World War II and in particular of the reaction provoked by the launching of the first Sputnik satellite in 1957. In the author''s opinion the truth of what occurred in this period has been clouded by confusion and misinformation.
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British Foreign Policy During The Curzon Period, 1919-24

de G. Bennett

211,34€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 A study of British foreign policy following the 1919 Paris Peace Conference. Policy towards Western and Eastern Europe, Russia, Turkey, the Middle East, USA and the Far East is examined alongside themes such as the role of Prime Minister, Foreign Secretary and Cabinet in policy formulation.
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Woodrow Wilson - British Perspectives, 1912-21

de G.R. Conyne

118,59€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 This is a narrative study of British diplomatic perceptions of Woodrow Wilson during his presidential campaign and presidency. Using archival material not previously explored for this purpose, George Conyne is able to challenge the conventional view of British reactions to Wilson and American policy at the Paris Peace Conference. He casts fresh light on the sources and the consequences of their image of the president of the United States.
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British Commonwealth And Victory In The Second World War

de Iain E. Johnston-White

118,59€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

DISPONIBILIDADE IMEDIATA

 This book is the first comprehensive study of the British Commonwealth in the Second World War. Johnston-White looks in depth at how the Commonwealth war effort was financed, the training of airmen for the air war, the problems of seaborne supply and the battles fought in North Africa.
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British Establishment Perspectives On France, 1936-40

de Michael L. Dockrill

59,61€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 This book analyses British official reactions to the apparent decline of France, politically, socially and economically, in the three years before the outbreak of war in Europe. The book is based on public and private archival sources and on the memoirs and biographies of leading British figures and describes the British Government''s efforts to cope with the desperate strategic situation created by its own military weakness and the malaise of the Third Republic, its own potential great power ally in a war with the Axis powers.
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British Military Planning For The Defence Of Germany 1945-50

de Paul Cornish

59,61€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 Using recently released archive material, British Military Planning for the Defence of Germany, 1945-50, reassesses Britain's strategy for the defence of Germany up to the outbreak of the Korean War.
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British Policy Towards France, 1945-51

de Roger Woodhouse

59,61€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 An account based on British archival sources of the search for a co-ordinated Anglo-French programme of economic recovery which would define the shape of postwar Europe. The pursuit of this goal is traced against the background of the Cold War, the provision of American economic aid and the revival of German industry. It is demonstrated how the emergence of these factors led France to turn instead to European integration on the model of the Schuman Plan.
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British Army And Jewish Insurgency In Palestine, 1945-47

de David A. Charters

237,84€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 The first comprehensive scholarly study of the British Army''s campaign against the Jewish insurgency in postwar Palestine, this book shows how outdated doctrine, traditional resistance to change, and postwar turbulence hampered the army''s efforts to modify its counter-insurgency tactics. It also shows why the security forces failed to develop intelligence sufficient to defeat the insurgents.
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Optimism At Armageddon - Voices Of American Participants In The First World War

de Mark Meigs

59,61€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 An analytical account of the experiences of American soldiers in World War 1 drawing on a wide range of sources in France and the United States. Since American forces did not appear on the Western Front in substantial numbers until the summer of 1918, their experiences of the war were short and less devastating than those of their Allied comrades.
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Imperialism Revisited - Political And Economic Relations Between Britain And China, 1950-54

de David Clayton

59,61€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 Communist China's integration into world diplomatic and trading systems in the 1950s was troublesome: relations with British governments and British business interests were no exception. The book examines the origins of `Two Chinas', the impact of the Korean War and focuses above all on British government policy towards China.
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Britain And The Middle East In The 1930'S - Security Problems, 1935-39

de Michael J. Cohen

52,99€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 The chapters in this book focus on the security of the British position in the Middle East between 1935 and 1939. In 1935 Britain was still able to rush reinforcements to the Middle East to forestall hostilities towards Egypt. However, by 1939 the international situation had changed irrevocably.
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Great War, 1914-18 - Essays On The Military, Political And Social History Of The First World War

118,59€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 The Great War is a collection of seven original essays and three critical comments by senior scholars dealing with the greatest conflict in modern history to its time - the 1914-18 World War. The Great War is edited by the distinguished historian of the First World War, R.J.Q.Adams.
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Evolution Of British Strategic Policy, 1919-26

de John Robert Ferris

55,64€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 A study of the connections between Britain''s foreign, financial and military policies during the 1920s, calling for a radical reassessment of the perceptions of this critical period. The author argues that Britain did not follow a single strategic policy, but many different ones.
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Britain And The Ruhr Crisis

de E. O'Riordan

118,59€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 It explores Britain's attitude to reparations and to broader questions of postwar European reconstruction and stability, revealing the dilemmas caused by Britain's underlying strategic and economic weakness after the First World War.
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Leadership In The Trenches - Officer-Man Relations, Morale And Discipline In The British Army In The Era Of The First World War

de G. Sheffield

186,16€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 Why, despite the appalling conditions in the trenches of the Western Front, was the British army almost untouched by major mutiny during the First World War? The author seeks to answer this question by examining the relationship between the regimental officer and the ordinary soldier.
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Intelligence And Anglo-American Air Support In World War Two - The Western Desert And Tunisia, 1940-43

de B. Gladman

59,61€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 Among the greatest developments in conventional war since 1914 has been the rise of air/land power -- the interaction between air forces and armies in military operations. This book examines the forging of an air support system that was used with success for the remainder of the war, the principles of which have applied ever since.
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Awarded For Valour - A History Of The Victoria Cross And The Evolution Of British Heroism

de M. Smith

39,74€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 Based on primary source research, this is the most comprehensive history of the Victoria Cross available, tracing the evolution of the award from its inception in 1856 to the most recent bestowals. The study also examines the evolution of the concept of heroism and how the definition of heroism changed along with the nature of warfare.
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