The decline and fall of the British Empire, 1781-1997
Brendon, Piers2008
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From the war of American independence, the end of the Raj and the scramble out of Africa, to the unfinished business of the Falklands and Hong Kong, Piers Brendon presents the story of the decline and eclipse of British might.
Main title:
The decline and fall of the British Empire, 1781-1997 / Piers Brendon.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Vintage, 2008.
Collation:
xxii, 793 p., [24] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: Jonathan Cape, 2007.Includes bibliographical references (p. 758-764) and index.
ISBN:
9780712668460 (pbk)
Dewey class:
909.097124909.0971241909
Local class:
909.0971241
Language:
English
BRN:
2080554