The Phoney Victory
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| Author | Peter Hitchens |
|---|---|
| Subject | British politics |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | I.B. Tauris |
Publication date | 29 August 2018 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Pages | 240 |
| ISBN | 9781788313292 |
| Preceded by | Short Breaks in Mordor |
The Phoney Victory: The World War II Illusion is a book by Peter Hitchens. It was published in August 2018 by I.B. Tauris.[1]
Synopsis
The book deals with what Hitchens sees as the national myth of the Second World War, which he believes did long-term damage to Britain and its position in the world.
Reception
The book was negatively reviewed by Richard Evans in the New Statesman.[2]
Daniel Johnson, writing in Standpoint, described it as a "white-hot polemic... intended to expose those who unnecessarily plunged the British people into a catastrophic war for which they were unprepared and for which they paid the price: a pyrrhic victory that bankrupted the economy, reduced a global empire to an American satellite and sacrificed much that had made Britain great."[3]
Hitchens wrote critical responses to the reviews by Evans and Johnson. [4][5]
References
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ "Peter Hitchens's Eurosceptic take on the Second World War is riddled with errors and bizarre theories". Newstatesman.com. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ "A martial nation needs Churchill to inspire us - Standpoint". Standpointmag.co.uk. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ https://hitchensblog.mailonsunday.co.uk/2018/10/my-retort-to-daniel-johnsons-review-of-the-phoney-victory-.html
- ^ https://hitchensblog.mailonsunday.co.uk/2018/09/a-reply-to-the-knighted-professor-his-review-of-my-book-is-a-very-poor-piece-of-work-.html