48 books
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30 voters
1940
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If this is Upper Silesia, what on earth must Lower Silesia be like?
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In time of war, under the banner of an enemy recognisable as such, a foreigner from a camp outside the lines, the imperial idea grew strong in confidence and temper. The British democracy rallied to the call of a strong leadership, and it was not just in rhetorical enthusiasm but with considerable personal satisfaction that Churchill hailed the year 1940-1 as the British people's 'finest hour'. He, with other imperialists, was delighted by the fact that, when it came to the sticking-place, it wa
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― The Imperial Idea and its Enemies: A Study on British Power
― The Imperial Idea and its Enemies: A Study on British Power
