Britain, Southeast Asia and the Onset of the Pacific War

by Nicholas Tarling

Overview

This book describes British policy in Southeast Asia in the early years of World War II. With its military strength directed against Germany, Britain drew on diplomatic resources to maintain its power in the area and to limit the Japanese threat. The book focuses on Britain's relations with America, Dutch India, the Philippines, French Indo-China and Thailand. Nicholas Tarling's extensive analysis of British archives, and documentary material on the foreign policies of other states makes this an important reinterpretation of the origins of the Pacific war.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521028639
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	11/02/2006
Pages:	452
Product dimensions:	6.06(w) x 9.02(h) x 1.02(d)

Table of Contents

Preface; Maps; 1. Before September 1939; 2. September 1939–June 1940; 3. July–September 1940; 4. October 1940–June 1941; 5. July–December 1941; Conclusion; Personalia; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Editorial Reviews

"...this careful study...is a thorough piece of work that will not soon be superseded." Raymond A. Callahan, Albion

"Scholarly, thought-provoking, and well documented, with maps and a complete bibliography." W.W. Reinhardt, Choice

"Tarling's book...gives the reader a dizzying, kaleidoscopic image of the complex situation that faced policy makers at [this] time." Journal of Cold War Studies

" This is a well constructed book full of sound judgements....Tarling has illuminated a negelected aspect of the Second World War and contributed to the understanding of the decolonization of South-East Asia which followed that conflict." Ian McGibbon, International History Review

"...his book is a valuable addition to a still-growing body of literature on aspects of the war in Asia that, unfortunately, is likely to be consigned to a smaller audience than it deserves." Michael A. Barnhart, American Historical Review

"...this careful study...is a thorough piece of work that will not soon be superseded." John D. Fair, Albion

"Thoroughly researched...this is a detailed, blow-by-blow account of British policy and British attitude towards the policies of its partners in the Western alliance." John Kent, American Historical Review

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