Bordering Britain: Law, Race and Empire

these experiences, and to construct a sense of self that could incorporate them. This is an excellent book, which demonstrates the complexities of life in early Cold War Britain and works to show how the military and civilian worlds were linked, not just in times of total war, but also during a more traditional war, which directly affected few, but for which consent still had to be won. If it reaches the audience that it deserves it has the potential to change understandings of a war which is still best remembered, ironically, for being forgotten.