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An Imperial World at War - The British Empire, 1939-45 (Hardcover)
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An Imperial World at War - The British Empire, 1939-45 (Hardcover)
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At the start of the Second World War, Britain was at the height of
its imperial power, and it is no surprise that it drew upon the
global resources of the Empire once war had been declared. Whilst
this international aspect of Britain's war effort has been
well-studied in relation to the military contribution of individual
dominions and colonies, relatively little has been written about
the Empire as a whole. As such, An Imperial World at War makes an
important contribution to the historiography relating to the
British Empire and its wartime experience. It argues that the war
needs to be viewed in imperial terms, that the role of forces drawn
from the Empire is poorly understood and that the war's impact on
colonial societies is barely grasped at all in conventional
accounts. Through a series of case studies, the volume demonstrates
the fundamental role played by the Empire in Britain's war effort
and highlights some of the consequences for both Britain and its
imperial territories.Themes include the recruitment and utilization
of military formations drawn from imperial territories, the
experience of British forces stationed overseas, the use of
strategic bases located in the colonies, British policy in the
Middle East and the challenge posed by growing American power, the
occupation of enemy colonies and the enemy occupation of British
colonies, colonial civil defence measures, financial support for
the war effort supplied by the Empire, and the commemoration of the
war. The Afterword anticipates a new, decentred history of the war
that properly acknowledges the role and importance of people and
places throughout the colonial and semi-colonial world.' This
volume emanates from a conference organized as part of the 'Home
Fronts of the Empire - Commonwealth' project. The project was
generously funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and
led by Yasmin Khan and Ashley Jackson with Gajendra Singh as
Postdoctoral Research Assistant.
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