 | Outposts of Empire: Korea, Vietnam, and the Origins of the Cold War in Asia, 1949-1954 Subjects: United States -- Foreign relations -- Asia; Asia -- Foreign relations -- United States; Canada -- Foreign relations -- Asia; Asia -- Foreign relations -- Canada; Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Asia; Asia -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain; Cold; Following World War II the United States, determined to prevent the extension of Soviet and Communist Chinese influence, took the lead in organizing the defence of Western interests in Asia. Steven Lee explores the foreign policy objectives of the United States, Great Britain, and Canada, and examines the role that economic and military aid played in their attempts to establish pro-Western, anti-Communist governments on the periphery of Communist East Asia. |
