The British Empire and the Second World War

by Jackson, Ashley

• ISBN13: 9781852854171
• ISBN10: 1852854170
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-05-30
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

In 1939 Hitler went to war not just with Great Britain; he also went to war with the whole of the British Empire. All parts of the empire joined the struggle and were involved in it from the beginning, undergoing huge changes and sometimes suffering great losses as a result. The war in the desert, the defense of Malta and the Malayan campaign, and the contribution of the empire as a whole in terms of supplies, communications and troops, all reflect the strategic importance of Britain's imperial status. Men and women not only from Australia, New Zealand and India but from many parts of Africa and the Middle East all played their part. The British Empire and the Second World War emphasizes a central fact about the Second World War that is often forgotten. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Ashley Jackson is Senior Lecturer in Defense Studies, King's College London

Table of Contents

Illustrations	vii
Preface	ix
Note	xiii
Abbreviations	xv
Prologue	1	(10)
The Approach of War	11	(10)
Imperial War	21	(20)
The Home Front	41	(12)
The Atlantic	53	(124)
The Caribbean	177	(20)
The Mediterranean	197
Iraq, Iran and Syria	145	(26)
Sub-Saharan Africa	171	(98)
The Indian Ocean	269	(38)
The Islands of the Indian Ocean	307	(44)
India and Burma	351	(54)
South-East Asia and the Far East	405	(58)
Australia and New Zealand	463	(50)
The Pacific	513	(12)
Epilogue	525	(10)
Notes	535	(26)
Bibliography	561	(32)
Index	593