Kyle Harrison
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The Audit of War

The Audit of War: The Illusion and Reality of Britain as a Great Nation
Author
Correlli Barnett
Published
1986
Pages
359
Recommended
Once
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Why it’s on the list: Barnett’s hostile audit of British wartime industry and education, arguing that the Second World War exposed rather than caused the country’s decline.

Where I saw it: Recommended by @BevansAdvocate on X, October 9, 2025 — a short list of economic-history reading. https://x.com/bevansadvocate/status/1976242259797455325

Connections

  • Economic History — the field.
  • Industrial Revolution — the inheritance Barnett says Britain squandered.