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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... destroyers exchanged in 1941 for Caribbean base facilities . On top of this , 391 major and 2004 minor landing craft were delivered to Britain under Lend - Lease . Over 36,000 American aircraft were delivered to British imperial forces ...
... destroyers.16 Puny these ships may have appeared when measured against the destructive might and huge deadweight of battleships , but they were crucial in defending convoys , a role in which battleships were powerless , given their lack ...
... destroyers ( such as HMS Afridi , Ashanti and Hakka ) , ' Colony ' class cruisers ( such as HMS Mauritius , Nigeria , Trinidad and Uganda ) , and ' Ruler ' class escort carriers ( such as HMS Khedive , Nabob , Rajah and Shah ) . Many ...
... Destroyer ' week , and many colonial charities raised money in support of war - related funds . Ever - popular was the ' Spitfire Fund ' , and schoolchildren in Mauritius were responsible for providing the first mobile canteen on the ...
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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 |