The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, 1781-1997, (Paperback)

from kaitanya64

This is a wide-ranging and ambitious book about a topic that I personally find fascinating.Overall, it is terrific, so let me point out the one or two small flaws that keep me from a five star rating. Because the books range is so wide, naturally there are limits to what the author could cover th...

from kerns222

Big-picture narrative history starting with the colonies that rebelled in America and the colonial decline dread that followed, only to be dispelled when the Brits red coats puffed out after nipping Napoleon. Book is filled in with tiny details excerpted from period documents that make it feel sn...

from dcunning11235

This book was dense. I liked it, but it took me 2 months to read it (granted, with much else going on).It's definitely one of those books written from the stance that there are no good guys in history. Well, people that do good, but... Eh.Very interesting; while the US has never had the colonial ...

from jerry-book

This author has a bias against the British Empire. Nonetheless, this was informative. I liked Jan Morris' more positive treatment of the same material. The point of view of this author is exemplified by the cover picture which shows a group of drunken colonial officers.

from zen_923

This book is well-written and informative. It does a good job of providing everything you can ask for. It gives you a good overview of the history of the british empire. It provides mini-biographies of the major political figures as well as key summaries of the major events. It provides anecdotes...