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Britain's War Machine - Weapons, Resources and Experts in the Second World War (Paperback)
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Britain's War Machine - Weapons, Resources and Experts in the Second World War (Paperback)
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This title was selected for Guardian books of the year. The
familiar image of the British in the Second World War is that of
the plucky underdog taking on German might. David Edgerton's bold,
compelling new history shows the conflict in a new light, with
Britain as a very wealthy country, formidable in arms, ruthless in
pursuit of its interests and sitting at the heart of a global
production system. The British, indeed Churchillian, vision of war
and modernity was challenged by repeated defeat by less well
equipped enemies. Yet the end result was a vindication of this
vision. Like the United States, a powerful Britain won a cheap
victory, while others paid a great price. Britain's War Machine, by
putting resources, machines and experts at the heart of a global
rather than merely imperial story, demolishes some of the most
cherished myths about wartime Britain and gives us a very different
and often unsettling picture of a great power in action.
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