Cover Notes

This is the story of what happened in the British Empire from the Partition of India in 1947 to 1997 when the Crown Colony of Hong Kong was handed back to the Chinese.  Over these 50 turbulent years, the Empire has been transformed into a commonwealth that numbers 52 independent nations.

Robin Neilands  interviewed hundreds of civilian and military individuals who served in the old empire and who relate their experiences first hand. He explores and explains how the Empire ended in places like Palestine, Malaya and the Canal Zone. Covering triumphs  such as The South Atlantic campaign in 1982 as well as disasters like the Suez crisis of 1956, Robin Neilands also looks at the continuing agony of Northern Ireland A fighting retreat is an illuminating and in-depth portrait of the British Empire and the people who helped shape to it.

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