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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... planning and action brought on by the demands of war . To gain the support of the merchant community , without which official plans would founder , the Association of West African Merchants appointed representatives to WASC . Without ...
... Plans were made for an attack on the Andaman Islands by SEAC , but they came to nothing . On 13 December 1943 the ... plan for an amphibious fleet assault on the Andamans , known as Operation Buccaneer , was stillborn and Allied ...
Ashley Jackson. theatres . Many of the British plans , despite the resources lavished on them , came to nothing , or ... planning was the divergent perspectives of powerful individuals involved , and the politicking that surrounded such ...