1940: Myth and Reality - Hardcover

Ponting, Clive

 
9780929587684: 1940: Myth and Reality

Inhaltsangabe

Examines British government policy during World War II, arguing that widely held beliefs about Britain's role in the events of 1940 are largely myth

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Críticas

He brings everything together with enviable clarity and with an unusually sharp eye...He plots convincingly the processes by which decisions were made, or not made. New Statesman Outstanding...masterful...Ponting strips away the myths that have clouded a realistic approach to British problems in World War II. CHOICE Required reading for anyone with a serious interest in World War II. -- William L. O'Neill, Professor of History, Rutgers University; author of Coming Apart

Reseña del editor

Britain's Finest Hour revealed as a muddle of ineptitude and propaganda. Thoroughly researched and well written, Clive Ponting's book stands just about every preconceived notion concerning Britain's role in World War II on its head. -William L. O'Neill.

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