Audio Books →A Continent Erupts Decolonization, Civil War, and Massacre in Postwar Asia, 1945-1955 [Audiobook]

English | ASIN: B0BJ7RC23Y | 2022 | 24 hours and 18 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 689 MB
The end of World War II led to the United States' emergence as a global superpower. For Western Europe it marked the beginning of decades of unprecedented cooperation and prosperity that one historian has labeled "the long peace." Yet half a world away, in China, Indonesia, Vietnam, Korea, and Malaya—the fighting never really stopped, as these regions sought to completely sever the yoke of imperialism and colonialism with all-too-violent consequences. East and Southeast Asia quickly became the most turbulent regions of the globe. Within weeks of the famous surrender ceremony aboard the USS Missouri, civil war, communal clashes, and insurgency engulfed the continent, from Southeast Asia to the Soviet border.