Brian P Farrell
Biographic Data
| ID | 5530855 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Brian P Farrell |
| GIVEN NAMES | Brian P |
| FAMILY NAME | Farrell |
| SIGNATURE | FARRELL B P |
| AFFILIATIONS | McGill University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Asia. Rocks, radio and radar
Asia. Rocks, radio and radar: The extraordinary scientific, social and military life of Elizabeth Alexander By Mary Harris London: World Scientific, 2019. Pp 587. Maps, Charts, Notes, Bibliography. - Volume 51 Issue 1-2
Leadership and Responsibility in the Second World War
LEADERSHIP AND RESPONSIBILITY IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR: Essays in Honour of Robert Vogel Edited by Brian P. Farrell Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2004. xxix, 273pp, $75.00 cloth (ISBN 0-7735-2643-9), $27.95 paper (ISBN 0-7735-2731-1)A natural consequence of the development of complex national defence organizations in the Second World War was a vastly expanded notion of national leadership, no longer usefully described in te…
Raising Churchill's Army
This is the first serious analysis of the combat capability of the British army in the Second World War. It sweeps away the myth that the army suffered from poor morale, and that it only won its battles thorugh the use of 'brute force' and by reverting to the techniques of the First World War. David French analyses the place of the army in British strategy in the interwar period and during the Second World War. He shows that after 1918 the Genera…
Between Two Oceans
Drawing on a impressive range of archaeological and historical sources gleaned from research and documents in Britain, India, Singapore, United States and Australia, the book traces the geo-strategic development of Singapore from its first settlement in the thirteenth century through the turbulent phases of the Early Modern period to the dramatic military episodes that have been such a distinctive feature of the twentieth century. In presenting a…
The Basis and Making of British Grand Strategy. Was There a Plan? Books 1 and 2
Yes, Prime Minister
Symbol of Paradox
The Casablanca Conference of January 1943 is usually treated as a pivotal point in both Allied war policy and grand stategy but for different reasons. The declaration of the policy of unconditional surrender marked a decisive shift in war policy, but the military decisions were an inconclusive compromise. This reinterpretation suggests that this distinction is artificial. The questions of what was decided at Casablanca and the impact of these dec…
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Yes, Prime Minister
Symbol of Paradox
The Casablanca Conference of January 1943 is usually treated as a pivotal point in both Allied war policy and grand stategy but for different reasons. The declaration of the policy of unconditional surrender marked a decisive shift in war policy, but the military decisions were an inconclusive compromise. This reinterpretation suggests that this distinction is artificial. The questions of what was decided at Casablanca and the impact of these dec…
The Basis and Making of British Grand Strategy. Was There a Plan? Books 1 and 2
Between Two Oceans
Drawing on a impressive range of archaeological and historical sources gleaned from research and documents in Britain, India, Singapore, United States and Australia, the book traces the geo-strategic development of Singapore from its first settlement in the thirteenth century through the turbulent phases of the Early Modern period to the dramatic military episodes that have been such a distinctive feature of the twentieth century. In presenting a…
Raising Churchill's Army
This is the first serious analysis of the combat capability of the British army in the Second World War. It sweeps away the myth that the army suffered from poor morale, and that it only won its battles thorugh the use of 'brute force' and by reverting to the techniques of the First World War. David French analyses the place of the army in British strategy in the interwar period and during the Second World War. He shows that after 1918 the Genera…
Leadership and Responsibility in the Second World War
LEADERSHIP AND RESPONSIBILITY IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR: Essays in Honour of Robert Vogel Edited by Brian P. Farrell Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2004. xxix, 273pp, $75.00 cloth (ISBN 0-7735-2643-9), $27.95 paper (ISBN 0-7735-2731-1)A natural consequence of the development of complex national defence organizations in the Second World War was a vastly expanded notion of national leadership, no longer usefully described in te…
Asia. Rocks, radio and radar
Asia. Rocks, radio and radar: The extraordinary scientific, social and military life of Elizabeth Alexander By Mary Harris London: World Scientific, 2019. Pp 587. Maps, Charts, Notes, Bibliography. - Volume 51 Issue 1-2
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