The Last Thousand Days of the British Empire
by Peter Clarke
Buy on AmazonHow and why did Britain win the Second World War, but lose its empire? This title analyses the losing hand that Britain was dealt at the end of the war and how that hand was played by Winston Churchill's successors. It also examines the role the USA played in the fall of the British Empire.
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"The Last Thousand Days of the British Empire by Peter Clarke. Yes. A very explicit title. It begins in the middle of 1944 and ends with Indian independence. It’s a fascinating book if you’re British, American or Indian. It has to be said that it’s not always an easy read. Some of the blow-by-blow accounts of conferences can be dry. You feel, if only I knew where to skim. But on the whole it’s a fascinating book and it told me what I needed to know about what actually happened to this country at that time. It’s a very sad story. It’s more despair than anger, and mostly despair at Winston Churchill. It’s a very bleak portrait of the prime minister. His obstinacy with regards to India, his belief that purely through his charisma he could keep Britain as a world player alongside the Soviet Union and America."
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