Vietnam and the unravelling of empire : General Gracey in Asia, 1942-1951 / T.O. Smith, Associate Professor of History, Huntington University, USA.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, T. O., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gracey, Douglas David, 1894-1964.

Gracey, Douglas David.

Great Britain. Army. British Indian Army.

Colonies.

History.

Political violence.

International relations.

Great Britain--Foreign relations--Indochina.

Great Britain.

Indochina--Foreign relations--Great Britain.

Indochina.

Generals--Great Britain--Biography.

Generals.

Asia.

Great Britain. Army. British Indian Army--Officers--Biography.

Indochinese War, 1946-1954.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Causes.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975.

India-Pakistan Conflict, 1947-1949.

Political violence--Asia--History--20th century.

Great Britain--Colonies--Asia--History--20th century.

Local Subjects:

Gracey, Douglas David, 1894-1964.

Great Britain. Army. British Indian Army.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xii, 188 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

Summary:

"Vietnam and the Unravelling of Empire examines the British management of political violence at the end of the Second World War. In doing so, the book demonstrates the way in which the Vietnam War and Indian independence had a devastating effect upon British policy towards Asia. The Labour government failed to understand the complexity of its commitments and it was unable to evolve a coherent policy towards these crises. At the same time, some senior British officers were prepared to work alongside Asian nationalism in order to secure British interests. Their actions created a radical local fusion of imperial, diplomatic and humanitarian policies. The most controversial of these officers was General Sir Douglas Gracey who commanded the British liberation forces deployed in southern Indo-China at the outbreak of the Vietnam War and later served as the Commander in Chief of the Pakistan Army during the Kashmir Conflict"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

1. The Prelude : Burma 1942-5

2. The Power Vacuum : Vietnam 1945

3. The Sideshow : Cambodia 1945

4. The Enforcement : Indo-China 1945-6

5. The Aftermath : Bengal and Kashmir 1946-51

Conclusion

Select Chronology

Select Personalia.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781137448699

1137448695

OCLC:

885983138

Publisher Number:

99960831100