The Battle of Britain in the Modern Age, 1965-2020 The State's Retreat and Popular Enchantment /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Campion, Garry (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2019.
• Θέματα: World War, 1939-1945.; Military history.; Great Britain-History.; Civilization-History.; Europe-History-1492-.; History of World War II and the Holocaust.; History of Military.; History of Britain and Ireland.; Cultural History.; History of Modern Europe.

The Battle of Britain has held an enchanted place in British popular history and memory throughout the modern era. Its transition from history to heritage since 1965 confirms that the 1940 narrative shaped by the State has been sustained by historians, the media, popular culture, and through non-gov...

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• 1. The Longest Enchantment?: The Battle of Britain in Society and Culture, 1965-2020
• 2. The Narrow Margin: The Battle of Britain in History, 1965-2020
• 3. An Exceptional Few: Leaders, Heroes and their Memorialization
• 4. A Piece of Cake: Consuming the Battle of Britain
• 5. The State's Retreat?: The RAF Museum and the Battle of Britain Hall, 1978-2016
• 6. Spitfire Summer: Museums and Heritage Sites
• 7. An Enduring Legacy?: Battle of Britain Airfields.