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1 online resource (337 pages) |
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Print version record. |
| Contents |
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. |
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8 It ain't half hot mum: the forgotten campaigns9 Gotcha!: recasting the Second World War, 1945-2002; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
`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 history. The vision is mostly cosy and suits the way in which the Britons conceive of themselves: dogged, good humoured, occasionally bumbling, unified and enjoying diversity. In fact Britons load their memory towards the early part of the war (Dunkirk, Blitz, Battle of Britain) rather than when we were. |
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World War (1939-1945) (OCoLC)fst01180924
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain.
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Collective memory -- Great Britain.
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Popular culture -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
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Nationalism -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Western.
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Collective memory. (OCoLC)fst01739814
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Nationalism. (OCoLC)fst01033832
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Popular culture. (OCoLC)fst01071344
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Great Britain. (OCoLC)fst01204623
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1900-1999
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Print version: Connelly, Mark. We Can Take It! Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, ©2014 9780582506077 |
| ISBN |
9781317869849 (electronic bk.) |
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1317869842 (electronic bk.) |
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