Westport: Praeger, Date: 2003. hardcover. 212 pages. 8vo, green cloth. Westport: Praeger, (2003). A fine copy.<br/> <br/> 2003. Praeger ISBN 031332218X US

Westport: Praeger, Date: 2003. hardcover. 212 pages. 8vo, green cloth. Westport: Praeger, (2003). A fine copy.<br/> <br/> 2003. Praeger ISBN 031332218X 9780313322181 [US]

ISBN10: 031332218X, ISBN13: 9780313322181, [publisher: Praeger Publishers] Hardcover 264p.
[Fuefuki-shi, Yamanashi Pref., Japan] [Publication Year: 2003]

Westport CT: Praeger, 2003. 9780313322181. 1st edn 1st printing signed and inscribed by author on front free endpaper. 8vo. Original silver lettered green cloth (lightly bumped on top edge of upper board - otherwise near Fine), no dustwrapper. Pp. xiv + 212, illus with b&w photos and map (no other inscriptions). Westport CT: Praeger, 2003. 9780313322181 ISBN 031332218x 9780313322181 [GB]

Westport CT: Praeger, 2003. 9780313322181 2003 Hard cover 1st edn 1st printing signed and inscribed by author on front free endpaper. 8vo. Original silver lettered green cloth (lightly bumped on top edge of upper board-otherwise near Fine), no dustwrapper. Pp. xiv + 212, illus with b&w photos and map (no other inscriptions).

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ISBN10: 031332218X, ISBN13: 9780313322181, [publisher: Bloomsbury 3PL] Hardcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - When the Belgian exiles arrived in 1940, the British considered them (and especially their leaders) to be unhelpful ingrates. Individual exiles soon made firm friends, but it would take longer for the exile government to improve its public image. This study provides a comprehensive look at a wartime partnership from the perspective of the junior partner, detailing the evolution of relations from awkward tolerance in 1940 to full teamwork that lasted from 1942 through 1945. Typical accounts of the Second World War concentrate on the economic exploits and resources of the Big Three, while glossing over the role of other nations. Allen presents a truer picture of the Allied war effort as a cooperative coalition that depended on more than just America, Britain, and Russia.British respect was partially earned through the strong economic power of Belgian's large gold reserve and the varied resources of the huge Belgian Congo. Differences with the British occurred over the control of links to the Resistance, food relief to Belgium, and propaganda. The Belgian experience has enough in common with other large exile groups to provide readers a reasonable grasp of the overall contribution to British life and the war effort by the exiles as a group. The personal bonds and patterns of cooperation forged in wartime London would help c ...
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Westport, CT Praeger 2003 Hard cover New. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 248 p. Contributions to the Study of World History, 104.

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ISBN10: 031332218X, ISBN13: 9780313322181, [publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, Westport] Hardcover Hardcover. When the Belgian exiles arrived in 1940, the British considered them (and especially their leaders) to be unhelpful ingrates. Individual exiles soon made firm friends, but it would take longer for the exile government to improve its public image. This study provides a comprehensive look at a wartime partnership from the perspective of the junior partner, detailing the evolution of relations from awkward tolerance in 1940 to full teamwork that lasted from 1942 through 1945. Typical accounts of the Second World War concentrate on the economic exploits and resources of the Big Three, while glossing over the role of other nations. Allen presents a truer picture of the Allied war effort as a cooperative coalition that depended on more than just America, Britain, and Russia.British respect was partially earned through the strong economic power of Belgian's large gold reserve and the varied resources of the huge Belgian Congo. Differences with the British occurred over the control of links to the Resistance, food relief to Belgium, and propaganda. The Belgian experience has enough in common with other large exile groups to provide readers a reasonable grasp of the overall contribution to British life and the war effort by the exiles as a group. The personal bonds and patterns of cooperation forged in wartime London would help create vital postwar military and ...