Britain's wars with Germany a new perspective

Published on 12 April 2015
Submitted by Prof Brian Bond

Exploding some of the myths of Britain's two world wars, in this wide-ranging lecture Professor Brian Bond examines themes raging from post WW2 films to the "tooth to tail" ratios in the two wars.

Britain's wars with Germany a new perspective
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