Fight or flight : Britain, France, and their roads from empire /
Although shattered by war, in 1945 Britain and France still controlled the world's two largest colonial empires, with imperial territories stretched over four continents. And they appeared determined to keep them: the roll-call of British and French politicians, soldiers, settlers and writers w...
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Imperial Zenith? The Victors' Empires after the First World War
- Empires and the Challenge of Total War
- Brave New World? Rebuilding Empire after the Second World War
- Fiery Sunsets: Fighting Withdrawals in Asia, 1945-8
- Troubled Roads: War and Revolution in Southeast Asia, 1948-57
- Fighting Together, Drifting Apart: The Suez Crisis
- The Return of the Red Shawls? Fighting Insurrection in Madagascar
- Emergency! Paths to Confrontation in Black Africa
- Keeping the Peace? 'Constructive Nationalism' in West Africa
- From a Whisper to a Scream: The Politics of Letting Go
- Open Wounds: Fighting the Algerian War
- Endgames in Algeria and Rhodesia
- New Dawn: After Fight or Flight.