Ending 'East of Suez': The British Decision to Withdraw from Malaysia and Singapore 1964-1968 by P. L. Pham - 2010

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010. Hardcover. Near Fine. British Military involvement in its former colonies of Malaysia and Singapore did not end with the suppression of the communist insurgency, because Britain had yet to shake off her self perception as a major global power. That all began to change after Wilson's Government decided to dismantle its bases in these countries, its largest and most expensive presence overseas. Pham, using previously classified documents, chronicles how the change came about despite the grumblings of the United States. x and 264 pages. For further details, please see the scanned contents page. Weight 0.7kg. Post free within Malaysia The book looks new except for some barely detectable traces of tanning on some page edges.