Empire Lost: Britain, the Dominions and the Second World War
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Overview
Using government records, private letters and diaries and contemporary media sources, this book examines the key themes affecting the relationship between Britain and the Dominions during the Second World War, the Empire's last great conflict. It asks why this political and military coalition was ultimately successful in overcoming the challenge of the Axis powers but, in the process, proved unable to preserve itself. Although these changes were inevitable the manner of the evolution was sometimes painful, as Britain's wartime economic decline left its political position exposed in a changing post-war international system.
Synopsis
Using official government records, private letters and diaries, and contemporary media sources this book examines the key themes that affected the relationship between Britain and the Dominions during the Second World War. It considers why this coalition was ultimately successful in helping overcome the challenge of the Axis powers yet, in the process, proved unable to preserve itself. The conclusion it reaches is that the changes that took place were actually inevitable but for many within Westminster and Whitehall, the two bastions of British power, they proved almost too dramatic to fully comprehend.