T. Smith

Churchill, America and Vietnam, 1941-45

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-0-230-29820-0
• 2011
• Seitenzahl: 185
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Oktober 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 137mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 381g
• ISBN-13: 9780230298200
• ISBN-10: 0230298206
• Artikelnr.: 33609255

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Map of Southeast Asia Introduction Churchill's Conundrum Churchill's Conceit Churchill's Isolation Churchill's Realignment Trusteeship's Denouement Epilogue Conclusion Select Chronology Select Personalia Bibliography Index

Rezensionen

'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