Forgotten Wars by Christopher Bayly

Forgotten Wars by Christopher Bayly

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The almost continual fighting that followed Japan's defeat scarred everywhere in the region - from the violent British occupation of south Vietnam to the horrors of Partition in India. This work explores the lives of politicians, soldiers and ordinary people as the travails of decolonisation merged with the hatreds of the Cold War.

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Forgotten Wars by Christopher Bayly

The almost continual fighting that followed Japan's defeat scarred everywhere in the region - from the violent British occupation of south Vietnam to the horrors of Partition in India. This work explores the lives of politicians, soldiers and ordinary people as the travails of decolonisation merged with the hatreds of the Cold War.
Christopher Bayly is Vere Harmsworth Professor of History at the University of Cambridge and winner of last year's Wolfson Prize for lifetime achievement. Tim Harper is a Fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge. Forgotten Armies was published by Penguin in 2004.
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ISBN 13 9780713997828
ISBN 10 0713997826
Title Forgotten Wars
Author Christopher Bayly
Series Allen Lane History S
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 2007-01-25
Number of pages 704
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