Revisiting Transnational Broadcasting: The BBC's foreign-language services during the Second World War [1 ed.] 1138202452, 9781138202450

Presenting a collection of original chapters, this book reassesses the history of the BBC foreign-language services prio

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Revisiting Transnational Broadcasting: The BBC's foreign-language services during the Second World War [1 ed.]
1138202452, 9781138202450

In the Second World War, the home fronts of many countries became as important as the battle fronts. As governments trie

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At the height of the Second World War, Switzerland decriminalised homosexuality. At the same time, France chose to intro

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The publication of the 1939 White Paper marked a radical change in British Policy towards Palestine and evisaged an inde

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In the Second World War, the home fronts of many countries became as important as the battle fronts. As governments trie

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GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9780748612857); Wartime architectural damage is an area which has until now be

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The Science of War provides both a cross-disciplinary overview of the scientific and military activity during the Second

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"Well-researched . . . tells the story of the military bodyguard known as the 'Coats Mission' led initial

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During the Second World War some 600,000 women were absorbed into the Women's Auxiliary Air Force, the Auxiliary Te

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A new edition of a book that has changed the way we think about sexual conduct and combat.

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Japan’s Occupation of Java in the Second World War draws upon written and oral Japanese, Indonesian, Dutch and English-l

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