Category Archives: Southeast Asia

Army of the Republic of Vietnam 1955-75 (Men-at-Arms)

Rottman’s latest title discusses the original reorganization of Vietnam forces, from the original colonial structure implemented by the French into the first national army of Vietnam. Complete with a detailed history of the command structure and orders of battle, Rottman … Continue reading

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Burma/Myanmar: What Everyone Needs to Know

In the past two decades, Burma/Myanmar has become a front-page topic in newspapers across the world. This former British colony has one of the most secretive, corrupt, and repressive regimes on the planet, yet it houses a Nobel Peace Prize … Continue reading

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Vietnam at War

For many Westerners, the Vietnam War summons images of American soldiers patrolling rice paddies, battling an elusive enemy as helicopters circle overhead. But there were, in fact, many Vietnam wars–an anti-colonial war with France, a cold war turned hot with … Continue reading

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The Malays (The Peoples of South-East Asia and the Pacific)

Just who are ‘the Malays’? This provocative study poses the question and considers how and why the answers have changed over time, and from one region to another. Anthony Milner develops a sustained argument about ethnicity and identity in an … Continue reading

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Grunts: The American Combat Solider in Vietnam

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Wiring Vietnam: The Electronic Wall

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Rolling Thunder in a Gentle Land: The Vietnam War Revisited (Companion)

From the Colonial War with France in the 1940s and 50s, through to the final evacuation of Saigon, each chapter of Rolling Thunder in a Gentle Land focuses on a different aspect of the Vietnam War. The 15 chapters are … Continue reading

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Historical Dictionary of Hong Kong Cinema (Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts)

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The Blood of Government: Race, Empire, the United States, and the Philippines

In 1899 the United States, having announced its arrival as a world power during the Spanish-Cuban-American War, inaugurated a brutal war of imperial conquest against the Philippine Republic. Over the next five decades, U.S. imperialists justified their colonial empire by … Continue reading

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The Flaming Womb: Repositioning Women in Early Modern Southeast Asia

“The Princess of the Flaming Womb,” the Javanese legend that introduces this pioneering study, symbolizes the many ambiguities attached to femaleness in Southeast Asian societies. Yet despite these ambiguities, the relatively egalitarian nature of male-female relations in Southeast Asia is … Continue reading

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