Table of Contents

Introduction. Prologue 1. A Jewel in France’s Crown 2. Japan, Britain and French Indochina 3. The Anglo–American Alliance and Indochina 4. The Japanese Coup of March 9 1945 and its Consequences 5. The August Revolution 6. The Coming of the British 7. The Death of an OSS Man 8. War with the Vietminh 9. The Last Phase 10. Gracey’s Farewell 11. The Slide to Disaster 12. A Rubicon Crossed 13. Conclusion

About the Author

Peter Neville

Reviews

'This book fills a gap in the coverage of the war in Indochina in that it throws the spot light on British involvement in the 1940s.'Paul Le Long, Asian Affairs