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Put in the wider context of British imperial and diplomatic aims in 1941-1945, the book clarifies the importance of Vietnam to Britain´s regional objectives in Southeast Asia; concluding that Churchill was willing to sacrifice French colonial interests in Vietnam for his all-important ´special relationship´ with the United States.

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Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Map of Southeast Asia Introduction Churchill´s Conundrum Churchill´s Conceit Churchill´s Isolation Churchill´s Realignment Trusteeship´s Denouement Epilogue Conclusion Select Chronology Select Personalia Bibliography Index

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´Smith has succeeded in producing a readable and sophisticated analysis that sheds new light not only on Churchill´s conception of the Anglo-American special relationship, but also on the origins of the Vietnam War.´ - Simon C. Smith, American Historical Review

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T.O. SMITH Associate Professor in the Department of History and Political Science at Huntington University, USA. He is the author of Britain and the Origins of the Vietnam War: UK Policy Towards Indo-China 1943-50 (2007), he is also a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

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