- Format
- Book
- Author/Creator
- Aldrich, Richard J. (Richard James), 1961-
- Published
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000
- Locale
- Great Britain
United States
Asia
- Contents
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Introduction : intelligence and empire
pt. 1. Before Pearl Harbor, 1937-1941: Wing Commander Wiggleworth flies east : the lamentable state of intelligence, 1937-1939 ; Insecurity and the fall of Singapore
Surprise despite warning : intelligence and the fall of Singapore ; Conspiracy of confusion? : Churchill, Roosevelt and Pearl Harbor ; "Imperial Security Services" : the emergence of OSS and SOE
pt. 2. India and the spheres of influence, 1941-1944: "Do-gooders" and "bad men" : Churchill, Roosevelt and the rivalry over empire ; American intelligence and the Vritish Raj : OSS and OWI in India, 1941-1944 ; Strange allies : British intelligence and security in India, 1941-1944
pt. 3. Montbatten's South East Asia Command, 1943-1945: Secret service and Montbatten's South East Asia Command ; Special operations in South East Asia ; The British Secret Intelligence Servive (MI6) in the Far East ; Centre and region : the politics of signals intelligence
pt. 4. Eivalry of rivalries? : China, 1942-1945: American struggles in China : OSS and Naval Group ; Britain and her allies in China
pt. 5. The end of the war in Asia, 1945-1946: Anti-colonialism, anti-communism and plans for post-war Asia ; Resisting the resistance : Thailand, Malaya and Burma ; Special operations in liberated areas : Indochina and the Netherlands East Indies, 1944-1946 ; Hong Kong and the future of China ; Conclusion : the hidden hand and the fancy foot
Archives and bonfires : a note on methodology.
- Notes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 459-483) and index.
Introduction : intelligence and empire -- pt. 1. Before Pearl Harbor, 1937-1941: Wing Commander Wiggleworth flies east : the lamentable state of intelligence, 1937-1939 ; Insecurity and the fall of Singapore -- Surprise despite warning : intelligence and the fall of Singapore ; Conspiracy of confusion? : Churchill, Roosevelt and Pearl Harbor ; "Imperial Security Services" : the emergence of OSS and SOE -- pt. 2. India and the spheres of influence, 1941-1944: "Do-gooders" and "bad men" : Churchill, Roosevelt and the rivalry over empire ; American intelligence and the Vritish Raj : OSS and OWI in India, 1941-1944 ; Strange allies : British intelligence and security in India, 1941-1944 -- pt. 3. Montbatten's South East Asia Command, 1943-1945: Secret service and Montbatten's South East Asia Command ; Special operations in South East Asia ; The British Secret Intelligence Servive (MI6) in the Far East ; Centre and region : the politics of signals intelligence -- pt. 4. Eivalry of rivalries? : China, 1942-1945: American struggles in China : OSS and Naval Group ; Britain and her allies in China -- pt. 5. The end of the war in Asia, 1945-1946: Anti-colonialism, anti-communism and plans for post-war Asia ; Resisting the resistance : Thailand, Malaya and Burma ; Special operations in liberated areas : Indochina and the Netherlands East Indies, 1944-1946 ; Hong Kong and the future of China ; Conclusion : the hidden hand and the fancy foot -- Archives and bonfires : a note on methodology.
