Scramble for Asia - U.s. Military Power in the Aftermath of the Pacific War

Informationen zum Autor Marc Gallicchio Klappentext Marc Gallicchio expertly examines the diplomatic, military, and economic struggles in which the United States, China, and the Soviet Union were pitted in the immediate aftermath of victory over Japan. The Allied victory was but a prelude to an American search for a lasting peace across Asia, stretching from Korea to Vietnam and out to the Pacific atolls. Zusammenfassung Marc Gallicchio expertly examines the diplomatic! military! and economic struggles in which the United States! China! and the Soviet Union were pitted in the immediate aftermath of victory over Japan. The Allied victory was but a prelude to an American search for a lasting pea... Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Chapter 1: Intermission Chapter 2: The Politics of Surrender Chapter 3: The High Water Mark Chapter 4: Domestic Politics and Foreign Policy Chapter 5: Occupational Hazards Chapter 6: A Lingering Presence Conclusion: No Peace for Asia Selected Bibliography

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Marc Gallicchio, Gallicchio Marc
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 23.11.2011
• EAN: 9780742544383
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-4438-3
• Pagine: 224
• Serie: Total War; Total War: New Perspectives on World War II; Total War: New Perspectives on; Total War; War and Society
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Tecnica > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, HISTORY / United States / General, General & world history, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Second World War, United States of America, USA, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), General and world history, History of the Americas, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General