Forgotten Wars
The End of Britain's Asian Empire
Published on 31. January 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
720 pages
978-0-14-101738-9 (ISBN)
Description
This extraordinary book is a vivid, highly original account of the creation of a new Asia after the Second World War - an unstoppable wave of nationalism that swept the British Empire aside. It tells the definitive story of how India, Pakistan, Burma and Malaysia came into existence and how British interference in Vietnam and Indonesia fatally shaped those countries' futures.
Reviews / Votes
The story is told with a refreshing candour... [an] outstanding narrative account of the end of empire * , Richard Overy, author of THE DICTATORS *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 43 mm
Weight
846 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-101738-9 (9780141017389)
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E-Book
01/2008
1st Edition
Penguin Books Ltd
€12.99
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Persons
Christopher Bayly and Tim Harper jointly wrote the highly praised Forgotten Armies: The Fall of British Asia, 1941-45 which is a prelude to this book.