Farewell the trumpets an imperial retreat
(2012)
Nonfiction
eAudiobook
Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : Naxos : Made available through hoopla, 2012
EDITION
Unabridged
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource (1 audio file (20hr., 56 min.)) : digital
ISBN/ISSN
9781843794745 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) MWT11104743, 1843794748 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 11104743
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Read by Roy McMillan
The Pax Britannica trilogy is Jan Morris' magnificent history of the British Empire from 1837 to 1965. This final volume charts the decline and dissolution of what was once the largest empire the world had known. From the first signs of decay in the imperial ambition in the Boer Wars, through the global shifts in power evident in the two World Wars, it offers a perspective that is honest, evocative and occasionally elegiac
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