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The lion and the white falcon : Britain and Iceland in the World War II era

Title
The lion and the white falcon : Britain and Iceland in the World War II era / Donald F. Bittner.
Author
Bittner, Donald F.
Publication
Hamden, Conn. : Archon Books, 1983.

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Book/TextUse in library D763.I2 B57 1983Off-site

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Description
xi, 207 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
Focuses on the British occupation of Iceland during World War II.
Subject
  • 1918-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945 > Iceland
  • Diplomatic relations
  • Weltkrieg 1939-1945
  • Außenpolitik
  • Geschichte (1939-1945)
  • Great Britain > Foreign relations > Iceland
  • Iceland > Foreign relations > Great Britain
  • Great Britain > Foreign relations > 1936-1945
  • Iceland > History > 1918-1945
  • Great Britain
  • Iceland
  • Großbritannien
  • Island
Genre/Form
History.
Note
  • Includes index.
Bibliography (note)
  • Bibliography: p. 163-185.
Contents
Prologue: British perceptions of Iceland -- The ghostly threat in the North: German and British activities in Iceland, 1933-40 -- Britain occupies Iceland, April-May 1940 -- An Oliver Twist in Iceland: the lion always asks for more, 1940-42 -- British-Icelandic relations: problems successfully overcome -- A quadrangle in the North Atlantic: Britain, Iceland, Canada, and the United States -- The lion remains: Britannia in Iceland, 1942-47 -- Epilogue.
ISBN
  • 0208019561
  • 9780208019561
LCCN
83002489
OCLC
  • ocm09197550
  • 9197550
  • SCSB-62142
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library