The British Empire
The British Empire and Italian Prisoners of War
During World War II, British and Imperial forces captured more than half a million Italian soldiers, sailors and airmen. Although a symbol of military success, these prisoners created a multitude of problems for the authorities throughout the war.
Film, Drama and the Break Up of Britain
When the sun set on the British Empire, the resultant fragmentation of British identity emerged most tellingly in artistic works: cinematic works such as Howards End depicted a richly historical land steeped in tradition and tragedy, while the more modern Lock, Stock and Two Smok
Imperial Connections
An innovative remapping of empire, Imperial Connections offers a broad-ranging view of the workings of the British Empire in the period when the India of the Raj stood at the center of a newly globalized system of trade, investment, and migration. Thomas R.
Baring Brothers and the Birth of Modern Finance
Utilizing British and American archives, Austin charts Baring Brothers development from wool merchants to one of the most powerful global financial institutions. Throughout the nineteenth century, the company grew in tandem with the British Empire.
Imperial Overstretch
George W. Bush has fundamentally changed America‘s place in the world. In some neo-conservative circles the word ‘empire’ is back in fashion, and a great republic that broke away from the British empire is now supposed to be proud of its new imperial role.
ESSPE 004 The Napoleonic Wars
The Napoleonic Wars saw fighting on an unprecedented scale in Europe, Africa and the Americas.