Failed Alliances of the Cold War - Britain's Strategy and Ambitions in Asia and the Middle East

Informationen zum Autor Panagiotis Dimitrakis is an historian based in Athens! Greece. He completed his PhD in War Studies at King's College London and is the author of Military Intelligence in Cyprus: From the Great War to the Middle East Crises (2010). This study, based on recently declassified documents, examines the Cold War policies of the United States, Iran and Turkey as well as Pakistan's relations with India and the effects of British diplomacy on the war in Vietnam. Zusammenfassung This study, based on recently declassified documents, examines the Cold War policies of the United States, Iran and Turkey as well as Pakistan's relations with India and the effects of British diplomacy on the war in Vietnam. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of AbbreviationsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction Chapter 1. Britain and the United States: Shaping Alliances Beyond NATOChapter 2. Pakistan’s StrategyChapter 3. CENTO’s Nuclear Bombers and CyprusChapter 4. SEATO: Planning and ProblemsChapter 5. SEATO and Vietnam Chapter 6. The Shah and CENTOChapter 7. Demise of the AlliancesConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Panagiotis Dimitrakis, Panagiotis (National Centre for Scientific Research Dimitrakis
• Edition: Tauris, I.B.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 27.01.2012
• EAN: 9781848859746
• ISBN: 978-1-84885-974-6
• Pages: 256
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 276 mm x 22 mm
• Thèmes: International Library of Twentieth Century History; International Library of Twent; International Library of Twent; International Library of Twentieth Century History
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Autres; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Histoire par région/pays