We Can Take It!

`We Can Take It!' shows that the British remember the war in a peculiar way, thanks to a mix of particular images and evidence. Our memory has been shaped by material which is completely removed from historical reality. These images (including complete inventions) have combined to make a new hi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Connelly, Mark
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2014.
Temas:
1900-1999
World War, 1939-1945 > Great Britain.
Collective memory > Great Britain.
Popular culture > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Nationalism > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Grande-Bretagne.
Mémoire collective > Grande-Bretagne.
Nationalisme > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
Collective memory
Nationalism
Popular culture
Great Britain
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Mr Chamberlain's face: September 1939-May 1940; 2 A colossal military disaster: Dunkirk and the fall of France, May-June 1940; 3 The fewest of the few: the Battle of Britain, June-September 1940; 4 London Pride has been handed down to us: the blitz, September 1940-May 1941; 5 Over-sexed, over-paid and over here: the home front, 1941-45, Yanks, women and Auntie Beeb; 6 Bless 'em all: the British army, 1941-45; 7 Take that, Fritz!: Commandos, prisoners of war and the boys' own war.
  • 8 It ain't half hot mum: the forgotten campaigns9 Gotcha!: recasting the Second World War, 1945-2002; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index.

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