T. Smith 
Churchill, America and Vietnam, 1941-45 

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 that Churchill was willing to sacrifice French colonial interests in Vietnam for his all-important ‘special relationship’ with the United States.

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Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Map of Southeast Asia Introduction Churchill’s Conundrum Churchill’s Conceit Churchill’s Isolation Churchill’s Realignment Trusteeship’s Denouement Epilogue Conclusion Select Chronology Select Personalia Bibliography Index

Sobre el autor

T.O. SMITH Associate 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.