A fighting retreat : the British Empire, 1947-1997
Neillands, Robin, 1935-20061996
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A wide-sweeping panorama of the end of British world domination, A Fighting Retreat is the stirring tale of both the long, drawn out campaigns which accompanied the transfer of power and the untold oral history of the courageous individuals who took part.
Main title:
A fighting retreat : the British Empire, 1947-1997 / Robin Neillands.
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Publisher:
London : Hodder & Stoughton, 1996.
Collation:
xxii, 586p., [24]p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Maps on lining papers.Includes bibliographical references (p. 561-563) and index.
ISBN:
0340635207 (hbk)
Language:
English
Subject:
Index terms:
British CommonwealthSuez CrisisFalklands WarBRITISH ARMYMILITARY HISTORYBRITISH COLONIESADENPARACHUTE REGIMENTSSASNORTHERN IRELANDROYAL MARINE COMMANDOS
BRN:
1108055
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