{"product_id":"conquer-we-must-robin-prior-9780300287134","title":"Conquer We Must: A Military History of Britain, 1914-1945","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA major new account of Britain's military strategy between 1914 and 1945, including the two world wars and everything between\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe First and Second World Wars were separated by a mere two decades, making the period 1914-45 an unprecedentedly intense and violent era of history. But how did Britain develop its complex military strategy during these wars, and how were decisions made by those at the top? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRobin Prior examines the influence politicians had on military operations, in the first history to assess both world wars together. Drawing uniquely on both military and political archives and previously unexamined sources Prior explores the fraught relationships between civilian and military leaders: from Lloyd George's remarkably interventionist stance on military tactics during the First World War to Churchill's near-constant arguments with American leaders during the Second. \u003ci\u003eConquer We Must\u003c\/i\u003e tells the complex story of this military decision-making, revealing how politicians attempted to control strategy--but had little influence on how the army, navy, and air force actually fought.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robin Prior\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300287135\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300287134\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/19\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 848\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.78h x 5.13w x 2.16d","brand":"Robin Prior","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48742979371263,"sku":"9780300287134","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/conquer-we-must-robin-prior-9780300287134","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}