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Author:
Flint, Colin, 1965- author.
Title:
Geopolitical constructs : the Mulberry Harbours, World War Two, and the making of a militarized transatlantic / Colin Flint.
Publisher:
Rowman & Littlefield,
Copyright Date:
2016
Description:
xii, 213 pages ; 24 cm
Subject:
Mulberry harbors.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Normandy.--Normandy.
Geopolitics--Case studies.
Military planning--Great Britain--Case studies.
Military planning--United States--Case studies.
World War, 1939-1945--Amphibious operations.
United States.
Great Britain.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction: the Mulberry Harbours and ways to think about war -- Geopolitical constructs: understanding global geopolitical change -- The scope of the Mulberry Harbour project: demanded by strategy, made by committee -- Bureaucratic constructs: "Millions spent on a plan which had not been approved" -- Good geopolitical constructs: "Did we, sir, do well?" -- The business of making the Mulberry Harbours: "War may be an intensification in the development of our lives? -- Making places: "You are probably aware that a scheme has been prepared" -- Making regions: from "bridge" to "unsinkable aircraft carrier" -- Conclusion: the legacies of geopolitical constructs.
ISBN:
1442266678
9781442266674
OCLC:
(OCoLC)951017880
LCCN:
2016018579
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

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