Britannia Overruled: British Policy and World Power in the Twentieth Century

Studies in Modern History

by David Reynolds

This book brings together the often separated histories of diplomacy, defence, economics and empire in a provocative reinterpretation of British 'decline'. It also offers a broader reflection on the nature of international power and the mechanisms of policymaking. For this Second Edition, David Reynolds has added a new chapters and extends his lively and incisive analysis to the beginning of the new millennium.

Genres: History, Politics, 20th Century, Nonfiction

392 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1991

About the author

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A Professor of International History and a Fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge. He was awarded a scholarship to study at Dulwich College, then Cambridge and Harvard universities. He has held visiting posts at Harvard, Nebraska and Oklahoma, as well as at Nihon University in Tokyo and Sciences Po in Paris. He was awarded the Wolfson History Prize, 2004, and elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 2005. He teaches and lectures both undergraduates and postgraduates at Cambridge University, specialising in the two world wars and the Cold War. Since October 2013 he has been Chairman of the History Faculty at Cambridge.

Reviews

[Lisa · Rating 2 out of 5]

Only read up until the declaration of war in 1939 - for a module I'm enrolled on next semester. Not a brilliant overview unfortunately, as it's quite badly organised and jumps from one theme to the next quite rapidly.

[Craig · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well-written synopsis of British policy and world power in the 20th century. Read for a graduate level British history class.