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02225aam a2200505 a 4500 001 D9705780AF2B11E3990B99D2DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20140319010030 008 130429s2013 enkb b 001 0 eng c 020 $a 0230768873 (pbk.) 020 $a 9780230768871 (pbk.) 020 $a 0230752322 (hbk.) 020 $a 9780230752320 (hbk.) 035 $a (OCoLC)841135181 040 $a UKMGB $b eng $c PUL $d AU@ $d OCLCO $d STF $d NLGGC $d OCLCF $d P4I $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 14 $a D842.2 $b .B87 2013 100 1 $a Burleigh, Michael, $d 1955- 245 10 $a Small wars, faraway places : $b the genesis of the modern world, 1945-65 / $c Michael Burleigh. 246 18 $a Small wars, far away places 260 $a London : $b Macmillan, $c 2013. 300 $a 588 p. : $b maps ; $c 24 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. [557]-570) and index. 520 $a The collapse of Western colonial empires after the Second World War led to any number of vicious struggles for power whose bloody consequences haunt us still. Acclaimed historian Michael Burleigh's brilliant analytic skills and clear eye for common themes underpins this powerful account of those struggles. 650 0 $a Low-intensity conflicts (Military science) $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Military history, Modern $y 20th century. 651 0 $a United States $x Military policy. 650 0 $a World politics $y 1945-1989. 650 0 $a Imperialism. 650 0 $a Cold War. 611 27 $a Cold War (1945-1989) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01754978 650 7 $a Imperialism. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00968126 650 7 $a Low-intensity conflicts (Military science) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01003219 650 7 $a Military history, Modern. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01021239 650 7 $a Military policy. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01021386 650 7 $a World politics. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01181381 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 648 7 $a 1900 - 1999 $2 fast 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 941 $a 2 952 $l N2AX314 $d 20210728020028.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160826072415.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=D9705780AF2B11E3990B99D2DAD10320 994 $a C0 $b DIVInitiate Another SILO Locator Search