A very British experience
Subtitle: fighting the Second World War
By: Andrew Stewart
Publisher: Sussex Academic Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Brighton; Portland, Or
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781845194390
Subjects: Military leadership; World War, 1939-1945; Strategy
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Challenges of coalition management: the "mpire air training scheme" negotiations; title: The other "Battle for Britain": muddling along on the home front; title: First victory: forgotten success in East Africa; title: The struggle of command: operation crusader and the failure of British leadership; title: Tumultuous months: Britain, the dominions and the politics of the widening war; title: At war with "the old empire": the often difficult alliance with the United States; title: Military defeat, political crisis: the loss of the Tobruk Garrison; title: The worst case: the second "battle" for Kenya; title: Blood and treasure: Britain and the Second World War.