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• catalog abstract ""The year 1940 was the most significant in European history during the last century. Its reverberations are still with us. But the implications of what happened in 1940 have meant different things in different countries. For Britain it was 'the finest hour', the beginning of a People's War. How did people foresee 1940 before it happened? How were representations changed over the years? What does 1940 mean now?" "This book covers the prehistory of 1940 in Britain, tracing the great fear that a second world war would perhaps mean the end of British civilization. It charts the development in wartime culture and popular politics of the myths of Dunkirk, the Battle of Britain and the Blitz. It describes the varied ways in which the myths of 1940 have impacted on British politics and attitudes to the outside world since. Malcolm Smith argues that myths are historical events in their own right, that they form conceptions of the past, that they need explanation rather than exposure as 'lies'. The book presents a panorama of the influences that have constructed national consciousness around a crucial moment in British history."--Jacket.".
• catalog contributor b12262533.
• catalog coverage "Great Britain History George VI, 1936-1952.".
• catalog created "2000.".
• catalog date "2000".
• catalog date "2000.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "2000.".
• catalog description ""The year 1940 was the most significant in European history during the last century. Its reverberations are still with us. But the implications of what happened in 1940 have meant different things in different countries. For Britain it was 'the finest hour', the beginning of a People's War. How did people foresee 1940 before it happened? How were representations changed over the years? What does 1940 mean now?"".
• catalog description ""This book covers the prehistory of 1940 in Britain, tracing the great fear that a second world war would perhaps mean the end of British civilization. It charts the development in wartime culture and popular politics of the myths of Dunkirk, the Battle of Britain and the Blitz. It describes the varied ways in which the myths of 1940 have impacted on British politics and attitudes to the outside world since. Malcolm Smith argues that myths are historical events in their own right, that they form conceptions of the past, that they need explanation rather than exposure as 'lies'. The book presents a panorama of the influences that have constructed national consciousness around a crucial moment in British history."--Jacket.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [161]-171) and index.".
• catalog description "Introduction. -- The projection of war, 1918 to 1939. -- To Dunkirk. -- Invasion and the Battle of Britain. -- The Blitz. -- Wartime politics and popular culture. -- Refighting the war: Attleeto Blair. -- America, Europe and the world. -- Conclusion.".
• catalog extent "178 p. :".
• catalog identifier "0415010500 (hard cover)".
• catalog identifier "041524076X (pbk.)".
• catalog issued "2000".
• catalog issued "2000.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "London ; New York : Routledge,".
• catalog spatial "Great Britain History George VI, 1936-1952.".
• catalog spatial "Great Britain.".
• catalog spatial "Western Front.".
• catalog subject "941.084 21".
• catalog subject "DA587 .S65 2000".
• catalog subject "World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Western Front.".
• catalog subject "World War, 1939-1945 Great Britain.".
• catalog tableOfContents "Introduction. -- The projection of war, 1918 to 1939. -- To Dunkirk. -- Invasion and the Battle of Britain. -- The Blitz. -- Wartime politics and popular culture. -- Refighting the war: Attleeto Blair. -- America, Europe and the world. -- Conclusion.".
• catalog title "Britain and 1940 : history, myth, and popular memory / Malcolm Smith.".
• catalog type "History. fast".
• catalog type "text".