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.
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