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Small Wars, Faraway Places: Global Insurrection And The Making Of The Modern World, 1945-1965 (2013)

by Michael Burleigh(Favorite Author)

4.08 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0670025453 (ISBN13: 9780670025459)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Viking Adult

review 1: The author traces the development of modern conflict zones from the end of World War II until roughly 1965, focusing on US involvement in Vietnam, decolonization in Africa and the Far East, Indian independence, and the Caribbean. The author looks at the rise of the US as a global power and how this occurred when the US was traditionally isolationist. A fascinating book illuminating how we got to where we are, and easy to read due to the author's irreverent style. Highly recommended!
review 2: A very entertaining and informative account of the West's withdrawal from Empire in the aftermath of the Second World War that is placed in the wider context of the Cold War. Burleigh therefore not only covers the conflicts in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, but also ana... morelyses the foreign policies of both superpowers during the early decades of the Cold War. Small Wars is a very well written account that combines expert analysis with some shrewd observations of the personalities who shaped the emerging world order. less

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