Vietnam and the Unravelling of Empire: General Gracey in Asia 1942-1951 - Hardcover
by T. Smith
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Availability:In StockContributor:T. SmithTheme:Aspects (Academic)/Historical, Chronological Period/1940's, Cultural Region/British, Cultural Region/Southeast AsianPublish date:11/7/2014Pages:188
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Palgrave MacMillanISBN-13:9781137448699ISBN-10:1137448695UPC:9781137448699Book Category:History, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:Europe, International Relations, TerrorismBook Topic:Great BritainSize:8.60 x 5.50 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.4Product ID:SC4E38KX5T
The Vietnam War and Indian independence devastated British policy towards Asia. The Labour Government failed to understand its commitments. Yet some senior British officers were prepared to work alongside Asian nationalism in order to secure British interests. This created a radical local fusion of imperial, diplomatic and humanitarian policies.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Palgrave MacMillanISBN-13:9781137448699ISBN-10:1137448695UPC:9781137448699Book Category:History, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:Europe, International Relations, TerrorismBook Topic:Great BritainSize:8.60 x 5.50 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.4Product ID:SC4E38KX5T
T.O. Smith is Associate Professor of History at Huntington University, USA, specialising in decolonisation and political violence in South and Southeast Asia. His previous publications include Britain and the Origins of the Vietnam War: UK Policy in Indo-China 1943-50 (2007) and Churchill, America and Vietnam, 1941-45 (2011). He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
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2014 Edition
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