Great Britain and the East; Far East

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Category : Eastern question (Balkan)
Languages : en
Pages : 1924

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Great Britain and the East; Far East

Great Britain and the East; Far East PDF Author:
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Category : Eastern question (Balkan)
Languages : en
Pages : 1924

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The Peoples and Politics of the Far East

The Peoples and Politics of the Far East PDF Author: Henry Norman
Publisher: New York : C. Scribner's Sons
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Category : East Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 744

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The Peoples and Politics of the Far East

The Peoples and Politics of the Far East PDF Author: Sir Henry Norman (bart.)
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Category : East Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 744

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Recasting the Imperial Far East

Recasting the Imperial Far East PDF Author: Lanxin Xiang
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
ISBN: 9781563244605
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 284

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Examines the rivalry between the US and Britain over China between World War II and the Korean War, a link that has been neglected by scholars distracted by the dominant theme of the Cold War. Finds that the two governments did not collaborate in any significant manner, that the succession from one imperial power to another was not particularly friendly, that the British considered the US fetish for antagonizing Mao Tse Tung misguided and dangerous, that the US missed its chance to consolidate power in the region and began the slide to Viet Nam in 1950, and that Britain had no choice by then but to tie their wagon to the wayward US in order to salvage the remnants of British imperial spoil. Paper edition (unseen), $25. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

The Peoples and Politics of the Far East

The Peoples and Politics of the Far East PDF Author: Henry Norman
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Category : East Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 362

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The Far East and the English Imagination, 1600-1730

The Far East and the English Imagination, 1600-1730 PDF Author: Robert Markley
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 052181944X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 327

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A 2006 investigation of the idea of the powerful Asian empires in the works of Milton, Dryden, Defoe and Swift.

The British in the Far East

The British in the Far East PDF Author: George Woodcock
Publisher: London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
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Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 392

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Betrayed Ally

Betrayed Ally PDF Author: Frances Wood
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 147387503X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 280

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The Great War helped China emerge from humiliation and obscurity and take its first tentative steps as a full member of the global community.In 1912 the Qing Dynasty had ended. President Yuan Shikai, who seized power in 1914, offered the British 50,000 troops to recover the German colony in Shandong but this was refused. In 1916 China sent a vast army of labourers to Europe. In 1917 she declared war on Germany despite this effectively making the real enemy Japan an ally.The betrayal came when Japan was awarded the former German colony. This inspired the rise of Chinese nationalism and communism, enflamed by Russia. The scene was set for Japans incursions into China and thirty years of bloodshed.One hundred years on, the time is right for this accessible and authoritative account of Chinas role in The Great War and assessment of its national and international significance

The British Army, the Gurkhas and Cold War Strategy in the Far East, 1947–1954

The British Army, the Gurkhas and Cold War Strategy in the Far East, 1947–1954 PDF Author: Raffi Gregorian
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230287166
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 335

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This book argues that postwar Britain's 'imperial over-extension' has been exaggerated. Britain developed and adjusted its defence strategy based upon the perceived Communist threat and available resources. It was especially successful at adapting to meet the strategic and resource challenges from the Far East from 1947-54. There British and Gurkha forces were deployed only in contingencies that threatened vital British interests, while the U.S. and Commonwealth allies were persuaded to accept key wartime missions, thus preserving Britain's ability to fight in Western Europe.

Fighting the People's War

Fighting the People's War PDF Author: Jonathan Fennell
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107030951
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 967

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Jonathan Fennell captures for the first time the true wartime experience of the ordinary soldiers from across the empire who made up the British and Commonwealth armies. He analyses why the great battles were won and lost and how the men that fought went on to change the world.