Government, the Railways and the Modernization of Britain

Beeching's Last Trains

By Charles Loft

More than 40 years after its publication, the 1963 Beeching Report on British railways remains controversial for recommending the closure of a third of Britain’s...

Published July 4th 2006 by Routledge.

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The Routledge Dictionary of Modern British History

By John Plowright

From the Romantic age to the twenty-first century, The Routledge Dictionary of Modern British History is an essential guide to 250 years of history that...

Published June 22nd 2006 by Routledge.

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The Governing of Britain, 1688–1848

The Executive, Parliament and the People

By Peter Jupp

Focusing on the institutions and players of central and local government during an era of great transformation, Peter Jupp examines the cohesive nature of the...

Published June 5th 2006 by Routledge.

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British Civilization

An Introduction

By John Oakland

Rigorously updated and revised, British Civilization provides a comprehensive introduction to a wide range of aspects of today's Britain, including its country and people, politics and...

Published May 23rd 2006 by Routledge.

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Oliver Cromwell

By Martyn Bennett

In this concise and accessible biography, Martyn Bennett examines the life of Oliver Cromwell – one of the most controversial figures in world history. This...

Published May 15th 2006 by Routledge.

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Britain and the 1918-19 Influenza Pandemic

A Dark Epilogue

By Niall Johnson

Between August 1918 and March 1919 a flu pandemic spread across the globe and in just under a year 40 million people had died from...

Published May 11th 2006 by Routledge.

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The Development of British Naval Thinking

Essays in Memory of Bryan Ranft

Edited by Geoffrey Till

This new book brings together Britain’s leading naval historians and analysts to present a comprehensive investigation of British naval thinking and what has made it...

Published April 20th 2006 by Routledge.

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Britain since 1945

A Political History

By David Childs

Bringing the picture right up to date, this sixth edition of the most reliable basic text on recent political history not only discusses domestic policy...

Published April 11th 2006 by Routledge.

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The British Occupation of Indonesia: 1945-1946

Britain, The Netherlands and the Indonesian Revolution

By Richard Mcmillan

This is the first work to systematically examine the British occupation of Indonesia after the Second World War. The occupation by British-Indian forces between 1945...

Published April 6th 2006 by Routledge.

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Navies in Northern Waters

Edited by Rolf Hobson, Tom Kristiansen

Navies in Northern Waters is a collection of articles covering the roles played by the secondary navies of northern European powers and the United States...

Published April 6th 2006 by Routledge.

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