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Subject(s)

• World War, 1939-1945—Political aspects—Great Britain [Browse]
• Political planning—Great Britain—History—20th century [Browse]
• Conservatism—Great Britain—History—20th century [Browse]
• Great Britain—Politics and government—1936-1945 [Browse]
• Great Britain—Politics and government—1945- [Browse]
• Conservative Party (Great Britain)—History—20th century [Browse]
• Churchill, Winston 1874-1965—Influence [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Informational works [Browse]

Summary note

"We think we know all there is to know about Britain's Second World War. We don't. This radical re-interpretation of British history and British Conservatism between 1939 and 1945 reveals the bold, at times utopian, plans British Conservatives drew up for Britain and the post-war world. From proposals for world government to a more united Empire via dreams of a new Christian elite and a move back to the land, Blue Jerusalem reveals how Conservatives were every bit as imaginative and courageous as their Labour and left-wing opponents in their wartime plans for a post-war world. Bringing these alternative visions of Britain's post-war future back to life, Blue Jerusalem restores politics to the centre of the story of Britain's war. It demonstrates how everything from the weapons Britain fought with to the theatres in which the fighting took place and the allies Britain chose were the product of political decisions about the different futures Conservatives wanted to make. Rejecting notions of a 'People's War' that continue to cloud how we think of the Second World War, it explores how the Tories used their control of the home and battle fronts to fight a deeply Conservative war and build the martial, imperial, and Christian nation that many of a Conservative disposition had long dreamed of. A study of political thinking as well as political manoeuvre, Blue Jerusalem goes beyond an examination of the usual suspects--such as Winston Churchill and Neville Chamberlain--to reveal a hitherto lost world of British Conservatism and a set of forgotten futures that continue to shape our world." -- Provided by publisher

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-311) and index.

Contents

• Introduction
• For what do we fight: war aims and the fall of Chamberlain
• Will we survive: Dunkirk and the making of a militant Christian nation
• How will we win: the politics of strategy
• With whom shall we fight: Beaverbrook and the second front
• What shall we eat: food and Conservative futures
• We will win: the 1945 general election
• Epilogue.

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ISBN

• 9780198868491 (hardback)
• 0198868499 (hardback)

LCCN

2023952005

OCLC

1461969923

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