| Base Colonies in the Western Hemisphere, 1940-1967 2009 Edition Contributor(s): High, S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0230609430 ISBN-13: 9780230609433 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Americas (north Central South West Indies) - History | Military - United States - Political Science | International Relations - General |
| Dewey: 355 |
| Series: Studies of the Americas (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.3" (1.25 lbs) 299 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Chronological Period - 1950's - Chronological Period - 1960's - Cultural Region - Caribbean & West Indies - Cultural Region - Latin America - Geographic Orientation - Newfoundland |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book examines the social, economic and political aftermath of the famous Anglo-American 'destroyers-for-bases' deal of 2nd September 1940 that saw fifty obsolete U.S. destroyers exchanged for 'base colonies' in Trinidad, Bermuda, Newfoundland and the Bahamas. |