Earl Mountbatten of Burma, 1900-1979 - Historiography and Annotated Bibliography

An influential and controversial figure in military, political, international, and social affairs, Earl Mountbatten has been referred to as the most remarkable naval officer of the 20th century. This book provides a guide to the literature on Mountbatten. It includes: biographies, descriptions of sources and research centers, general histories, monographs, bibliographies and reference works, official histories, reports and government documents, dissertations, articles, oral histories, conference proceedings, and fiction, film, art, and poetry.

Part I, the historiographical essay, provides critical analysis and evaluation of the works and integrates them into the overall literature. It covers all of the 450 titles included in Part II, which is an annotated bibliography.

Sommario

Abbreviations
Chronology
Historiographical Narrative
Introduction and Biographical Essay
Manuscript and Archival Resources
Biographical Works about Earl Mountbatten and Lady Mountbatten
Works about Mountbatten and the Royal Family
Works about Mountbatten and the Royal Navy
Works about Mountbatten and World War II
Works about Mountbatten, Viceroy and Governor-General of India
Works about Mountbatten, First Sea Lord and Chief of Defense Staff
Retirement and Death of Earl Mountbatten
Annotated Bibliography
Author Index
Subject Index

Info autore

EUGENE L. RASOR, who is retired, was Professor of History at Emory & Henry College. He has compiled several bibliographies, including, most recently, China-Burma-India Campaign, 1931-1945: Historiography and Annotated Bibliography (Greenwood, 1998) and The Soloman Islands Campaign, Guadalcanal to Rabaul: Historiography and Annotated Bibliography (Greenwood, 1997).

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Eugene L. Rasor, Rasor Eugene L.
• Editore: Bloomsbury
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 16.04.1998
• EAN: 9780313288760
• ISBN: 978-0-313-28876-0
• Serie: Bibliographies of British Statesmen
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi > Epistole, diari; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia; European History, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, REFERENCE / Bibliographies & Indexes, HISTORY / Historiography, HISTORY / Military / Naval, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, world history, Naval forces & warfare, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Politics & government, Historiography, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Politics and government, Naval forces and warfare, Bibliographies, catalogues