Southeast Asia And The Vietnam War (routledge Studies In The Modern History Of Asia)

"This book describes and explains Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore's attitudes and policies regarding the Vietnam War. While it is generally known that all three countries supported the US war effort in Vietnam, it reveals the motivations behind the decisions of the decision makers, the twists and turns and the nuances in the attitudes of Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore following the development of the war from the 1950s through to its end in 1975. Although the principal focus is the three supposedly non-aligned countries - Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore, the perspectives of Thailand and the Philippines - the two Southeast Asian countries which were formally allied with the United States - are discussed at the appropriate junctures. It makes an original contribution to the gradually growing literature on the international history of the Vietnam War and furthers our knowledge of the diplomatic history of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore in the early independent years, 1945/1949, 1957 and 1965 respectively, which coincided with early years of the Cold War in Southeast Asia"--Publisher's description Book Cover Title Copyright Contents Acknowledgements Introduction 1 Background 2 1965–66: Attitude towards the war – the early years 3 1967: Growing doubts about the United States in Vietnam 4 1968–70: The impact of the Tet Offensive 5 The Jakarta Conference 6 1971–74: Sino-US rapprochement and the Paris Peace Agreement 7 1975: The Vietnam War ends Conclusion Selected Bibliography Index Background -- 1965-66 : Attitude Towards The War, The Early Years -- 1967 : Growing Doubts About The United States In Vietnam -- 1968-70 : The Impact Of The Tet Offensive -- The Jakarta Conference -- 1971-74 : Sino-us Rapprochement And The Paris Peace Agreement -- 1975 : The Vietnam War Ends. Ang Cheng Guan. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Considers how the other countries of southeast Asia were affected by Vietnam War and how they reacted to it. This title explains the differing responses - Thailand and the Philippines both contributed militarily to the US war effort, whilst Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore were non-aligned. Background 1965-1966 : attitude towards the war, the early years 1967 : growing doubts about the United States in Vietnam 1968-1970 : the impact of the Tet Offensive The Jakarta conference 1971-1974 : Sino-US rapprochement and the Paris peace agreement 1975 : the Vietnam War ends.