The Decline of Power, 1915–1964

Nonfiction, History
Cover of the book The Decline of Power, 1915–1964 by Robert Blake, Faber & Faber
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Robert Blake ISBN: 9780571298259
Publisher: Faber & Faber Publication: January 17, 2013
Imprint: Faber & Faber Language: English
Author: Robert Blake
ISBN: 9780571298259
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Publication: January 17, 2013
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Language: English

Between the disintegration of the Liberal Party in 1915 and the election of Harold Wilson's Labour in 1964, Britain weathered a turbulent half-century including two world wars and many profound socio-political changes. What did not survive this tumult was Britain's sea-based Empire, as the great land-based USA and USSR now assumed dominance. With customary wit, scholarship and wisdom Robert Blake guides the reader through Britain's slow decline from the world's premier power to a nation with no military commitments East of Suez: still important, wishing to see itself as 'a cut above the rest', but now effectively no better than third-ranking.

'[T]he most successful sections [are] the four brilliant chapters on the Second World War... But it is not only for these that The Decline of Power should be read. It is a fair-minded book... fluently, even racily written...' Peter Pulzer, London Review of Books

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Between the disintegration of the Liberal Party in 1915 and the election of Harold Wilson's Labour in 1964, Britain weathered a turbulent half-century including two world wars and many profound socio-political changes. What did not survive this tumult was Britain's sea-based Empire, as the great land-based USA and USSR now assumed dominance. With customary wit, scholarship and wisdom Robert Blake guides the reader through Britain's slow decline from the world's premier power to a nation with no military commitments East of Suez: still important, wishing to see itself as 'a cut above the rest', but now effectively no better than third-ranking.

'[T]he most successful sections [are] the four brilliant chapters on the Second World War... But it is not only for these that The Decline of Power should be read. It is a fair-minded book... fluently, even racily written...' Peter Pulzer, London Review of Books

More books from Faber & Faber

Cover of the book Berenice and Bajazet by Robert Blake
Cover of the book Steven Berkoff Plays 3 by Robert Blake
Cover of the book The Iron Wolf by Robert Blake
Cover of the book The Lady from the Sea by Robert Blake
Cover of the book A Pianist's A–Z by Robert Blake
Cover of the book A Social History of the Fool by Robert Blake
Cover of the book I Hear Voices by Robert Blake
Cover of the book Boarding by Robert Blake
Cover of the book A Curious Life for a Lady by Robert Blake
Cover of the book Good Night and Good Riddance by Robert Blake
Cover of the book The Chancelleries of Europe by Robert Blake
Cover of the book No Particular Place to Go by Robert Blake
Cover of the book The Widow's Tale by Robert Blake
Cover of the book No Country for Young Men by Robert Blake
Cover of the book The Complete Dramatic Works of Samuel Beckett by Robert Blake
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy