The scramble for Asia : US military power in the aftermath of the Pacific War / Marc Gallicchio.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Rowman & Littlefield, 2008Description: xiv, 209 p. : illISBN:
  • 0742544370 (hbk) :
Subject(s): Summary: Study of foreign relations in Asia following the unexpected collapse of Japan in 1945. While big power politics were being conducted between the victors the US armed forces were shrinking rapidy (from a high of 12 million to just 1.5 million by 1947) and Amercian politicians were faced with the realities of independence movements abroad and lack of public support for more fighting at home.
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Study of foreign relations in Asia following the unexpected collapse of Japan in 1945. While big power politics were being conducted between the victors the US armed forces were shrinking rapidy (from a high of 12 million to just 1.5 million by 1947) and Amercian politicians were faced with the realities of independence movements abroad and lack of public support for more fighting at home.

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