In 1945, Britain emerged as one of the 'Big Three' victors of the Second World War. Most people, in Britain and elsewhere, seem to have assumed that the British Empire would endure for a very long time to come. Yet within twenty years British power and influence had been enormously reduced. This book studies the causes and course of the process.
In 1945, Britain emerged as one of the 'Big Three' victors of the Second World War. Most people, in Britain and elsewhere, seem to have assumed that the British Empire would endure for a very long time to come. Yet within twenty years British power and influence had been enormously reduced. This book studies the causes and course of the process.
ROY DOUGLAS, Emeritus Reader at the University of Surrey, is author of a number of books on aspects of political history, mainly of the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. These include studies of the Liberal Party, of the Land Question in British Politics and of the history of Taxation. He has also written several books on diplomatic history, mainly of the period 1938-48.
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Zenith Between the Wars Coming of War War in the Pacific Aftermath of War Ottoman Succession The Road to Suez Colonial Africa Southern Africa Smaller Colonies Seeking a Role Reflections
Zenith Between the Wars Coming of War War in the Pacific Aftermath of War Ottoman Succession The Road to Suez Colonial Africa Southern Africa Smaller Colonies Seeking a Role Reflections
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