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Mr. Peter R. Neville - Britain in Vietnam - 9780415487474 - V9780415487474
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Britain in Vietnam

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Description for Britain in Vietnam paperback. A study of the circumstances leading to British intervention in Vietnam in 1945, and the course and consequences of this intervention. It links French colonialism with the native communist insurgency, while examining British and Foreign Office attitudes towards French Indochina. Series: Military History and Policy. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 382.

This book is a study of the circumstances leading to British intervention in Vietnam in 1945, and the course and consequences of this intervention.

The first part of the work links French colonialism with the native communist insurgency, while examining British and Foreign Office attitudes towards French Indochina. The study then looks at the key Anglo-American wartime relationship concerning Indochina and its impact. The second half of the book focuses on the local problems faced by the British in Southern Indochina, and whether commanding general Douglas Gracey was guilty (as critics have suggested) of collusion with French colonialism. It also ... Read more

Britain in Vietnam will be of interest to students of British foreign policy, military history and South-East Asian history in general.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
Series
Military History and Policy
Number of Pages
250
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415487474
SKU
V9780415487474
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1

About Mr. Peter R. Neville
Kingston University, UK

Reviews for Britain in Vietnam
'This book fills a gap in the coverage of the war in Indochina in that it throws the spot light on British involvement in the 1940s.'Paul Le Long, Asian Affairs

Goodreads reviews for Britain in Vietnam


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