Colonial Armies in Southeast Asia

by Karl Hack and Tobias Rettig

Book Overview

Colonial armies were the focal points for some of the most dramatic tensions inherent in Chinese, Japanese and Western clashes with Southeast Asia. The international team of scholars take the reader on a compelling exploration from Ming China to the present day, examining their conquests, management and decolonization.

The journey covers perennial themes such as the recruitment, loyalty, and varied impact of foreign-dominated forces. But...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415486351
• ISBN13: 9780415486354
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"