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Churchill, America and Vietnam, 1941-45
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Churchill, America and Vietnam, 1941-45
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) T. Smith
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:185 | Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140 |
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Category/Genre | Asian and Middle Eastern history Second world war |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780230298217
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Classifications | Dewey:940.5309597 |
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Audience | Tertiary Education (US: College) | |
Illustrations |
XI, 185 p.
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Palgrave Macmillan
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Imprint |
Palgrave Macmillan
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Publication Date |
26 October 2011 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Put in the wider context of British imperial and diplomatic aims in 1941-1945, the book clarifies the importance of Vietnam to Britain's regional objectives in Southeast Asia; concluding that Churchill was willing to sacrifice French colonial interests in Vietnam for his all-important 'special relationship' with the United States.
Author Biography
T.O. SMITH Associate Professor in the Department of History and Political Science at Huntington University, USA. He is the author of Britain and the Origins of the Vietnam War: UK Policy Towards Indo-China 1943-50 (2007), he is also a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
Reviews'Smith has succeeded in producing a readable and sophisticated analysis that sheds new light not only on Churchill's conception of the Anglo-American special relationship, but also on the origins of the Vietnam War.' - Simon C. Smith, American Historical Review
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