Geopolitical constructs : the Mulberry Harbours, World War Two, and the making of a militarized transatlantic / Colin Flint.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: the Mulberry Harbours and ways to think about war -- Geopolitical constructs: understanding global geopolitical change -- The scope of the Mulberry Harbour project: demanded by strategy, made by committee -- Bureaucratic constructs: "Millions spent on a plan which had not been approved" -- Good geopolitical constructs: "Did we, sir, do well?" -- The business of making the Mulberry Harbours: "War may be an intensification in the development of our lives? -- Making places: "You are probably aware that a scheme has been prepared" -- Making regions: from "bridge" to "unsinkable aircraft carrier" -- Conclusion: the legacies of geopolitical constructs.

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Using unknown archival material to give voice to those who made the Mulberry Harbours to supply the military advance after D-Day and implemented a global military strategy in World War II, this book brings the "big picture" back to geopolitics, showing how the everyday actions of individuals made, and were made by, geopolitical settings.

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