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A Time of Tyrants
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Scotland Under the Long Shadow of Fascism
Trevor Royle on Scotland during the rise of European tyranny
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About the Ebook
Trevor Royle examines Scotland's role in the Second World War from a wide range of perspectives. The country's geographical position gave it great strategic importance for importing war materiel and reinforcements, for conducting naval and aerial operations against the enemy and for training regular and specialist SOE and commando forces. Scotland also became a social melting pot with the arrival of Polish and eastern European refugees, whose presence added to the communal mix and assisted post-war reconstruction. In addition to the important military aspects - the exploits of the Army's renowned 15th Scottish and 51st Highland Divisions in Europe and North Africa and the role played by the RAF and the Royal Navy from Scottish bases - Scotland was also hugely important as an industrial power house and the nation's larder.The war also had a huge impact on politics, with national centralization achieved through the creation of the Scottish Office and the Scottish Grand Committee.With the emergence of the post-war Labour government and the welfare state,nationalism went into decline and the dominance of socialism, especially in the west, paved the way for the command politics which dominated Scotland for the rest of the century. Based on previously unseen archives in the Scottish Record Office, A Time of Tyrants is the first comprehensive history of the unique part played by Scotland and the Scots in the global war to defeat Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan.Why You'll Love This Ebook
- Discover how Scotland responded to the rise of fascism in the 1930s and 1940s
- Learn about the Scots who fought, resisted, and recorded the dark decade
- Engage with first-rate Scottish historical scholarship
- Read another celebrated title from Birlinn Ltd - Independent Scottish Publisher
Reviews
'Finely observed and rigorously researched — a clear, accessible history of Scotland's war and its global significance.' Military History Monthly
'Fascinating stuff, lucidly told — Royle brings clarity and narrative drive to a complex and far‑reaching subject.' The Scotsman
'All‑encompassing and authoritative — as good as it gets for understanding Scotland's role in the Second World War.' Scottish Legion News
About the Author
Trevor Royle is an outstanding historian of war and empire. His books include Facing the Bear: Scotland and the Cold War, The Flowers of the Forest: Scotland and the First World War and A Time of Tyrants: Scotland and the Second World War. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and a member of the Scottish Government’s Advisory Panel for Commemorating the First World War.Publication Details
Publisher: Birlinn Ltd
Publication Date: 04 October 2011
Print Length: 416 pages (Ebook edition)
ISBN (Ebook): 9780857900944
Format: Ebook
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