Forgotten Wars: Freedom and Revolution in Southeast Asia
- ISBN-10
- 0674021533
- ISBN-13
- 9780674021532
- Series
- Forgotten Wars
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 674
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Authors
- Christopher Alan Bayly, Timothy Norman Harper
Description
This is a panoramic account of the bitter wars of the end of empire, seen not only through the eyes of the fighters, but also through the personal stories of ordinary people.
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