5575. End of Empire, by Brian Lapping (read 19 Aug 2018) This 1985 book chronicles the end of British rule (or presence) in India, Palestine, Malaya, Iran, Egypt, Aden, Cyprus, Gold Coast, Kenya, and Rhodesia. I found each account clear and informative. My only regret was that the book looked at the so interesting and momentous events as of 1985 and it would have been great if the perspicacious author had looked at them more recently. I was surprised at how much I did not know about the important events discussed and conclude I did not follow such as closely as I should have or that I have forgotten more than I should have. Most of the time Britain managed to do the right thing eventually and is some instances they conducted their withdrawal better than say, France, since they never had as disastrous a leaving as France had from, e.g., Indo-China and Algeria.… (más)
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