Geopolitical constructs : the Mulberry Harbours, World War Two, and the making of a militarized transatlantic /

Mostrar otras versiones (1)

Using unknown archival material to give voice to those who made the Mulberry Harbours to supply the military advance after D-Day and implemented a global military strategy in World War II, this book brings the "big picture" back to geopolitics, showing how the everyday actions of individua...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Flint, Colin, 1965- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]
Temas:
1939-1945
Mulberry harbors.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > France > Normandy.
Geopolitics > Case studies.
Military planning > Great Britain > Case studies.
Military planning > United States > Case studies.
World War, 1939-1945 > Amphibious operations.
Ports artificiels.
Géopolitique > Études de cas.
Planification militaire > Grande-Bretagne > Études de cas.
Planification militaire > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Opérations amphibies.
Military operations, Amphibious
Geopolitics
International relations
Military campaigns
Military planning
Mulberry harbors
United States > Relations > Great Britain.
Great Britain > Relations > United States.
France > Normandy
Great Britain
United States
Case studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: the Mulberry Harbours and ways to think about war
  • Geopolitical constructs: understanding global geopolitical change
  • The scope of the Mulberry Harbour project: demanded by strategy, made by committee
  • Bureaucratic constructs: "Millions spent on a plan which had not been approved"
  • Good geopolitical constructs: "Did we, sir, do well?"
  • The business of making the Mulberry Harbours: "War may be an intensification in the development of our lives?
  • Making places: "You are probably aware that a scheme has been prepared"
  • Making regions: from "bridge" to "unsinkable aircraft carrier"
  • Conclusion: the legacies of geopolitical constructs.

Ejemplares similares