Churchill, America and Vietnam, 1941-45
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Churchill, America and Vietnam, 1941-45
By (Author) T. Smith
Palgrave Macmillan
Palgrave Macmillan
26th October 2011
United Kingdom
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
European history
Political science and theory
History: specific events and topics
Military history
International relations
History
940.5309597
Physical Properties
Paperback
185
Width 140mm, Height 216mm
261g
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 thatChurchill was willing to sacrifice French colonial interests in Vietnam for his all-important 'special relationship' with the United States.
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
Author Bio
T.O. SMITHAssociate 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.
