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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... supplies to liberated prisoner - of - war camps . With the assault on Britain's global communications network presented by the war , diversions had to be ... supply route was developed across the African continent because of PROLOGUE 3.
... supplies and American forces were ubiquitous . In policing the Atlantic against U - boats and delivering supplies to ... supply organization - ' an overseas Whitehall ' - was established in Washington , alongside one for the Commonwealth ...
... supply cargoes trucking overland to China . In September 1942 the three pioneering American Eagle squadrons serving ... supplies around the Cape to the ports of the Sudan and Egypt . American forces took over the operation of air bases ...
... supply routes led to a rapid fall of stocks in countries bordering the Indian Ocean . Sixty - eight British tankers were sunk in the Atlantic area in the first half of 1942. The Persian Gulf region was crucial in providing the oil for ...
... supply situation had become noticeable in many colonies by 1941 and led to control and regulation strategies , including the extension of price controls to a wide range of commodities , rationing and bulk purchasing by government . Many ...
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 |