The British Empire and the Second World WarIn 1939 Hitler went to war not just with Great Britain; he also went to war with the whole of the British Empire, the greatest empire that there had ever been. In the years since 1945 that empire has disappeared, and the crucial fact that the British Empire fought together as a whole during the war has been forgotten. All the parts of the empire joined the struggle and were involved in it from the beginning, undergoing huge changes and sometimes suffering great losses as a result. The war in the desert, the defence of Malta and the Malayan campaign, and the contribution of the empire as a whole in terms of supplies, communications and troops, all reflect the strategic importance of Britain's imperial status. Men and women not only from Australia, New Zealand and India but from many parts of Africa and the Middle East all played their part. Winston Churchill saw the war throughout in imperial terms. The British Empire and the Second World War emphasises a central fact about the Second World War that is often forgotten. |
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... U - boats off Iceland , and Basotho muleteers brought wounded Australians down from inaccessible mountain ranges in Italy . They were all imperial soldiers , summoned to arms by the needs of a far - flung Empire and its constituent ...
... U - boats and delivering supplies to Russia via Iran , as well as to the imperial forces in the Middle East via the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea ports , Americans were involved and active on Britain's side , even though their country ...
... U - boats , surface raiders and other forms of offensive naval warfare . As the Royal Navy staggered under the weight of too many enemies at once , convoys became vital to imperial exchange and military supply , and self - sufficiency ...
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Contents
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5 The Atlantic | 53 |
6 The Caribbean | 77 |
7 The Mediterranean | 97 |
8 Iraq Iran and Syria | 145 |
11 The Islands of the Indian Ocean | 307 |
12 India and Burma | 351 |
13 SouthEast Asia and the Far East | 405 |
14 Australia and New Zealand | 463 |
15 The Pacific | 513 |
16 Epilogue | 525 |
Notes | 535 |
Bibliography | 561 |