Forgotten Wars
The End of Britain's Asian Empire
- Paperback
720 pages
- Release Date
3 April 2008
Summary
An outstanding narrative account… If there are lessons from history they are surely to be found in this book
This extraordinary book is a vivid, highly original account of the creation of a new Asia after the Second World War - an unstoppable wave of nationalism that swept the British Empire aside. It tells the definitive story of how India, Pakistan, Burma and Malaysia came into existence and how British interference in Vietnam and Indonesia fatally shaped those countries’ futures.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141017389 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0141017384 |
| Author: | Tim Harper, Christopher Bayly |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 720 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 3 April 2008 |
| Weight: | 519g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 40mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
‘The story is told with a refreshing candour… [an] outstanding narrative account of the end of empire’, Richard Overy, author of THE DICTATORS
The story is told with a refreshing candour… [an] outstanding narrative account of the end of empire * , Richard Overy, author of THE DICTATORS *
About The Author
Tim Harper
Christopher Bayly and Tim Harper jointly wrote the highly praised Forgotten Armies: The Fall of British Asia, 1941-45, which is a prelude to this book.
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