This book begins on 4 August 1914, the day Britain entered the 'Great War', and describes the three decades of unparalleled upheaval and change up to the defeat of Japan in 1945, which marked the end of the Second World War.
Twin themes of international conflict and mass unemployment in England predominate - besides giving a full account of foreign and domestic politics which were elaborated to deal with them, Taylor also pays particular attention to the impact of events on everyday lives.
This book is an essential work from one of the finest historians of the twentieth century, which no one interested in the affairs of the UK will want to be without.
- ISBN10 0192801406
- ISBN13 9780192801401
- Publish Date 7 June 2001 (first published 21 October 1965)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 7 August 2006
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Oxford University Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 750
- Language English