Vietnam and the Unravelling of Empire

Vietnam and the Unravelling of Empire
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 275
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ISBN-10 : 9781137448712
ISBN-13 : 1137448717
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Book Synopsis Vietnam and the Unravelling of Empire by : T. Smith

Download or read book Vietnam and the Unravelling of Empire written by T. Smith and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-10-21 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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