Vietnam and the Unravelling of Empire [electronic resource] : General Gracey in Asia 1942-1951 /
Smith, T.author.
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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Cover; Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 The Prelude: Burma 1942-1945; The war in the Far East; The triumph of Gracey's 20th Indian Division; 2 The Power Vacuum: Vietnam 1945; Vietnam during the Second World War; Gracey's intervention in Vietnam; 3 The Sideshow: Cambodia 1945; Cambodia during the Second World War; Gracey's intervention in Cambodia; 4 The Enforcement: Indo-China 1945-1946; Protecting the peace: Military aid; Protecting the peace: Humanitarian aid; 5 The Aftermath: Bengal and Kashmir 1946-1951
Gracey and the crises in Bengal and KashmirConclusion; Select Chronology; Select Personalia; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Gracey, Douglas David, 1894-1964.
Great Britain. Army. British Indian Army
International relations.
Terrorism.
Political violence.
Great Britain—History.
World politics.
World War, 1939-1945.
World history.
International Relations.
Terrorism and Political Violence.
History of Britain and Ireland.
Political History.
History of World War II and the Holocaust.
World History, Global and Transnational History.