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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Christopher T. Sandars (Assistant Under Secretary of State (General Finance), Ministry of Defence., Assistant Under Secretary of State (General Finance), Ministry of Defence.)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 16.20cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 24.20cm Weight: 0.678kg ISBN: 9780198296874ISBN 10: 0198296878 Pages: 368 Publication Date: 09 March 2000 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order ![]() Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsA tale of Two Empires; The Colonial Dimension; The Revival of War-Time Arrangements; Neo-Colonial Bases; From Conquest to Containment The Legacy of Occupation; From Conquest to Containment - Asia; From Conquest to Containment Europe; New Allies in the Mediterranean; Resistance in the Middle East; The End of Empire .Reviewsa clear, competent and readable survey of a remarkable topic ... this is a useful synthesis which graphically records the burgeoning of a force still far from spent. History, vol. 86, no. 284 America's Overseas Garrisons deserves a wide readership. The book is clearly written and refreshingly jargon free and represents an important addition to the existing literature. Simon Duke, RUSI Journal, April 2001 America's Overseas Garrisons also provides a much-needed update to the existing literature, which dates predominantly from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. Simon Duke, RUSI Journal, April 2001 It should be noted that though other books that organise the examination of U.S. overseas military installations in a different manner, for example by service category, lack the depth and perspective of America's Overseas Garrisons. Simon Duke, RUSI Journal, April 2001 a most readable account of the terms and conditions under which U.S. military forces have been deployed in a variety of host nations since 1945 Simon Duke, RUSI Journal, April 2001 This solid study is useful to scholars and students interested in US foreign and military policy. W.F.Bell, Choice, March 2001 America's Overseas Garrisons deserves a wide readership. The book is clearly written and refreshingly jargon free and represents an important addition to the existing literature. Simon Duke, RUSI Journal a most readable account of the terms and conditions under which U.S. military forces have been deployed in a variety of host nations since 1945. Simon Duke, RUSI Journal Author InformationChristopher Sandars is Assistant Under Secretary of State (General Finance), Ministry of Defence. He recently completed a sabbatical year as a Fellow at the Centre of International Affairs at Harvard University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |