Geopolitical Constructs - The Mulberry Harbours, World War Two, Making of a Militarized

Informationen zum Autor By Colin Flint Klappentext Using unknown archival material to give voice to those who made the Mulberry Harbours to supply the military advance after D-Day and implemented a global military strategy in World War Two, this book brings the "big picture" back to geopolitics, showing how the everyday actions of individuals made, and were made by, geopolitical settings. Zusammenfassung Using unknown archival material to give voice to those who made the Mulberry Harbours to supply the military advance after D-Day and implemented a global military strategy in World War Two, this book brings the “big picture” back to geopolitics, showing how the everyday actions of individuals made, and were made by, geopolitical settings. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Figures Acknowledgments Chapter One: Introduction: The Mulberry Harbours and Ways to Think About War Chapter Two: Geopolitical Constructs: Understanding Global GeopoliticalChange Chapter Three: The Scope of the Mulberry Harbour Project: Demanded byStrategy, Made by Committee Chapter Four: Bureaucratic Construct: "Millions spent on a plan which had notbeen approved" Chapter Five: Good Geopolitical Subjects: "Did we, Sir, do well?" Chapter Six: The Business of Making the Mulberry Harbours: "War may bean intensification in the development of our lives" Chapter Seven: Making Places: "You are probably aware that a scheme has beenprepared" Chapter Eight: Making Regions: From "bridge" to "unsinkable aircraft carrier" Chapter Nine: Conclusion: The Legacies of Geopolitical Constructs Bibliography About the Author

Product details

• Authors: Colin Flint, Dr. Colin Flint
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2016
• EAN: 9781442266674
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-6667-4
• No. of pages: 226
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; France, European History, HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, HISTORY / Europe / France, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, International Relations, Second World War, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Modern warfare, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater