The scramble for Asia : U.S. military power in the aftermath of the Pacific War / Marc Gallicchio.
The scramble for Asia : U.S. military power in the aftermath of the Pacific War / Marc Gallicchio.
The scramble for Asia : U.S. military power in the aftermath of the Pacific War / Marc Gallicchio.
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Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2008.
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N355.03305/55
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xiv, 209 p. : ill., map, port. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Intermission -- 2. The Politics of Surrender -- 3. The High Water Mark -- 4. Domestic Politics and Foreign Policy -- 5. Occupational Hazards -- 6. A Lingering Presence -- 7. Conclusion: No Peace for Asia.
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Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2008.
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Maryland
Date Published
c2008.
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"In seeking to shape events on the mainland, the administration of Harry S. Truman confronted the anomalous nature of American power. The military operations undertaken by the United States in the early days of postwar peace affected developments in Asia in unexpected ways. As Gallicchio makes clear, Americans would soon find that the scramble for...
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The scramble for Asia : U.S. military power in the aftermath of the Pacific War / Marc Gallicchio.
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U.S. military power in the aftermath of the Pacific War.
United States military power in the aftermath of the Pacific War.
US military power in the aftermath of the Pacific War.
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Total war : new Perspectives on World War II.
Total War: New Perspectives on World War II.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-201) and index.
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c2008.
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N355.03305/55
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74VM4ze0vg2Z
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9780742544376 (cloth : alk. paper)
0742544370 (cloth : alk. paper)
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355.0330509045
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991001415229702626
