Britain, Southeast Asia and the Onset of the Pacific War [Hardcover]

This book describes British wartime policy in Asia and the struggle for dominance between Britain/America and Japan.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.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.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.Preface; Maps; 1. Before September 1939; 2. September 1939June 1940; 3. JulySeptember 1940; 4. October 1940June 1941; 5. JulyDecember 1941; Conclusion; Personalia; Notes; Bibliography; Index. lƒ7