| Description |
587 pages : maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 551-567) and index. |
| Contents |
From the halls of Montezuma to the Green Zone of Baghdad -- Japan opens Pandora's box -- Harry Truman's world -- Arab nationalism, Jewish homeland -- Some more victorious than others -- "Police action": Korea -- "Emergency": Malaya -- By Huk or by crook: the Philippines -- Parachute the escargot: Indochina -- Sometimes special relationship -- Hungary and Suez -- With us or against us: the sub-continent -- Losing by winning: Algeria -- Terror and counter-terror: Kenya -- The Cold War comes to Africa -- Backyard blues: Cuba -- To the brink: the Missile Crisis -- Overreach: Vietnam -- Watershed of the American century -- Epilogue: Legacies. |
| Summary |
Drawing from new archival research, prize-winning historian Michael Burleigh gives new meaning to the seminal decades of 1945 to 1965 by examining the many, largely forgotten, "hot" wars fought around the world. |
| Subject |
Low-intensity conflicts (Military science) -- History -- 20th century.
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Low-intensity conflicts (Military science) |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Military history, Modern -- 20th century.
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Military history, Modern. |
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United States -- Military policy -- 20th century.
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United States. |
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Military policy. |
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World politics -- 20th century.
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World politics. |
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Imperialism.
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Imperialism. |
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Cold War.
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Cold War (1945-1989) |
| Added Title |
Global insurrection and the making of the modern world, 1945-1965 |
| Spine Title |
Small wars, far away places |
| ISBN |
9780670025459 (hardback) |
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0670025453 (hardback) |
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