Britain's War: A New World, 1942-1947 - Couverture souple

Todman, Daniel

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0141982829 ISBN 13 : 9780141982823

Editeur : Penguin, 2021

Synopsis

WINNER OF THE TEMPLER MEDAL BOOK PRIZE 2020

A SPECTATOR, FINANCIAL TIMES AND DAILY TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020

'A stunning achievement' Max Hastings, Sunday Times

Part Two of Daniel Todman's epic history of the Second World War opens with one of the greatest disasters in British military history - the fall of Singapore in February 1942. Unlike the aftermath of Dunkirk, there was no redeeming narrative available here - Britain had been defeated by a far smaller Japanese force in her grandly proclaimed, invincible Asian 'fortress'.

The unique skill of Daniel Todman's history lies in its never losing sight of the inter-connectedness of the British experience. The agony of Singapore, for example, is seen through the eyes of its inhabitants, of its defenders, of Churchill's Cabinet and of ordinary people at home. Each stage of the war, from the nadir of early 1942 to the great series of victories in 1944-5 and on to Indian independence, is described both as it was understood at the time and in the light of the very latest historical research.

Britain's War is a triumph of narrative, empathy and research, as gripping in its handling of individual witnesses to the war - those doomed to struggle with bombing, rationing, exhausting work and above all the absence of millions of family members - as of the gigantic military, social, technological and economic forces that swept the conflict along. It is the definitive account of a drama which reshaped our country.

'I cannot recommend this history highly enough' Keith Lowe, Literary Review

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Daniel Todman is Professor of Modern History at Queen Mary, University of London. He was named The Times Young Academic Author of the Year in 2005 for The Great War: Myth and Memory. He previously taught in the Department of War Studies at the Royal Military Academy and was the co-editor of Lord Alanbrooke's bestselling War Diaries. The first volume of Britain's War (Into Battle: 1937-1941) was published to great acclaim in 2016.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Penguin
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0141982829
• ISBN 13: 9780141982823
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 976
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Penguin; https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/; ; CL MODESTO LAFUENTE 41; Madrid; Madrid; Espagne