Britain's War Machine

Informationen zum Autor David Edgerton is Hans Rausing Professor of the History of Science and Technology and Professor of Modern British History at King's College London. He is the author of a sequence of ground-breaking books in 20th century British history: Science, Technology and the British Industrial 'Decline', 1870-1970 ; Warfare State: Britain, 1920-1970 ; as well as Britain's War Machine , and England and the Aeroplane , both published by Penguin. He is also the author of the iconoclastic and brilliant The Shock of the Old: Technology and Global History Since 1900 . He is a Fellow of the British Academy. Klappentext The familiar image of the British in the Second World War is that of the plucky underdog taking on German might. This title shows the conflict in a new light, with Britain as a very wealthy country, formidable in arms, ruthless in pursuit of its interests and sitting at the heart of a global production system. Zusammenfassung The familiar image of the British in the Second World War is that of the plucky underdog taking on German might. This title shows the conflict in a new light, with Britain as a very wealthy country, formidable in arms, ruthless in pursuit of its interests and sitting at the heart of a global production system.

Product details

• Authors: David Edgerton
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 29.03.2012
• EAN: 9780141026107
• ISBN: 978-0-14-102610-7
• No. of pages: 464
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 24 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; European History, HISTORY / Military / World War II, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Military / Weapons, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Manufacturing, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Second World War, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Manufacturing industries, Weapons & equipment, Weapons and equipment