Table of Contents

Introduction: A Special Relationship A Great Experiment War Again Controlling the Alliance Standing Alone Coalition United Pacific Test The 'First' Dominion Rupture? Holding the Imperial Line Private Anzac Club Family Council Losing an Empire Conclusion: Brave New World

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This fascinating book explores British imperial unity at the outbreak of the Second World War and how this ultimately led to its own dissolution in post-war years.

About the Author

Andrew Stewart is a Lecturer in Defence Studies, King's College London (at the Joint Services Command and Staff College).

Reviews

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Mention -Book News, February 2009

'[Stewart] analyses the various tensions with an acute eye and shows how the war changed the Empire-Commonwealth forever.' - Contemporary Review

"He analyses the various tensions with an acute eye and shows how the war changed the Empire-Commonwealth forever..." Contemporary Review, Summer 2009

"...a fascinating account...a valuable and detailed exploration of the issues that both united and divided the Dominions of the Empire in its greatest test." The Journal of Military History

"This is a meticulously-crafted and impeccably-executed tour of the issues, personalities, departments and diplomatic mechanisms at the heart of a vital global alliance that was a key feature of Allied victory and the shaping of the post-war world. The author is to be congratulated for a  supreme model of compression...the story is told with pithy dispatch in 170 pages..." English Historical Review, August 2009