Base Colonies in the Western Hemisphere, 1940-1967

By Steven High

Book Overview

This book examines the social, economic and political aftermath of the famous Anglo-American 'destroyers-for-bases' deal of 2nd September 1940 that saw fifty obsolete U.S. destroyers exchanged for 'base colonies' in Trinidad, Bermuda, Newfoundland and the Bahamas.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230609430
• ISBN13: 9780230609433
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 299 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.3"