The British Empire: How it was built – and how it fell by Piers Brendon

The British Empire: How it was built – and how it fell

Piers Brendon

128 pages first pub 2018 (editions)

adventurous challenging informative slow-paced
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The British Empire: How it was built – and how it fell by Piers Brendon is a captivating read for history enthusiasts and anyone fascinated by the grand narrative of empires, as it masterfully weaves a tale of colonial expansion, conquest, and decline, offering a rich and nuanced exploration of the complexities of power, culture, and legacy.

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The sun never set upon the British Empire, its critics liked to say, because God didn’t trust the British in the dark.  The joke was a backhanded tribute to the astonishing achievement of the inhabitants of small island kingdom off the European ma...

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