The Great Power Struggle in East Asia, 1944-50

Britain, America and Post-War Rivalry
2009
ISBN: 978-0-230-20297-9
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 250 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 474 g

Reihe: Global Conflict and Security since 1945

The first full account of British policy towards China, Japan and Korea from the final stages of the Second World War to the outbreak of the Korean War, set against the backdrop of the Anglo-American relationship, broader Far Eastern developments, the beginnings of the Cold War, and Britain's relationship with the Commonwealth.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Baxter, Christopher

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements Maps Abbreviations Introduction Defeating Japan Wartime Post-War Planning Japan Surrenders Occupation and Civil War Questioning Engagement Going into Reverse The Road to War Conclusion Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

CHRISTOPHER BAXTER is a Research Fellow in Intelligence History at Queen's University Belfast. He was formerly one of the Foreign Office's resident historians and is currently working on the Official History of SIS (MI6) with Professor Keith Jeffery. He is the co-editor of (2008).