(Paperback)

Many British commanders of World War II were veterans of the Great War and their attitudes to war were influenced by this and pre-war training and doctrine. This work examines these influences and the commanders' differing relationships with Churchill.

(Paperback)

The perfect guide to the British Commando, Britain's first modern elite fighting unit, appealing to those interested in military history, World War II, and the evolution of modern warfare.

(Paperback)

Provides a detailed examination of the Army Commandos raised in the United Kingdom, from 1940 through to 1946, when the Army Commandos were disbanded and the role was assigned exclusively to the Royal Marines.

(Hardback)

Draws together key documents in the history of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) in a single, student-friendly volume. Balanced, comprehensive and framed by Callaghan and Harker's detailed introductions, this is a valuable addition to the study of twentieth-century Britain. -- .

(Paperback)

Draws together key documents in the history of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) in a single, student-friendly volume. Balanced, comprehensive and framed by Callaghan and Harker's detailed introductions, this is a valuable addition to the study of twentieth-century Britain. -- .

(Paperback)

(Hardback)

(Hardback)

This book follows the afterlives of empire from 1945 to present day, providing an interdisciplinary analysis of how the legacy of empire continues to shape the cultures, politics, spaces and memories of contemporary Britain. The essays it contains illustrate this with reference to a series of local histories, individual texts and institutions.

(Paperback)

This book follows the afterlives of empire from 1945 to present day, providing an interdisciplinary analysis of how the legacy of empire continues to shape the cultures, politics, spaces and memories of contemporary Britain. The essays it contains illustrate this with reference to a series of local histories, individual texts and institutions.

(Paperback)

Studying the demise of the British Empire after World War II from a cultural perspective rather than a political or economic one, this text argues that the social and cultural impact of decolonisation had as significant an effect on the imperial centre as on the colonial periphery.

(Paperback)

(Paperback)

In 1916, in the seas near Jutland, two fleets of armoured dreadnoughts met in open battle. This book tells the story of the British and German battleships of these two great fleets - from their development as the first generation of fully- armoured warships - to their combat experiences.

(Hardback)

Gregory King (1648-1712) was an engraver, herald, surveyor, and Secretary to the Commissioners for the Public Accounts, but he is best known for his 1696 estimates of the wealth and population of England.

(Hardback)

Focused on the interwar years, this is the first detailed exploration of the British experience within the French Foreign Legion.

(Paperback)

This text surveys the development of British fascism between 1918 and 1939. It provides a guide to interwar British fascism's essential features and includes a discussion of fascism and culture, a previously under-researched area of the topic.

(Hardback)

(Paperback)

(Hardback)

(Paperback)

(Hardback)

(Paperback)

Part of the "Elite" series, this history covers the deployment, the battles, the organization, the arms and the equipment of the British forces in Zululand in 1879.

(Hardback)

A collection of original British Foreign Office documents on the Macedonian Question accompanied with a professional preface introducing the problem.

(Paperback)

Examines British foreign policy from the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 to the outbreak of World War II, surveying the results of the Paris Peace conference, the crushing of the hopes of the 1920s and British leaders' attempts to cope with crises leading to the descent into war. In the MANCHESTER STUDIES IN MODERN HISTORY series.

(Paperback)