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I'm still reading it but: Small Wars, Far Away Places. [0]

It's about how after WW2 lots of the empires started crumbling and how that affected the smaller countries of the world. It is very well researched, and incredibly interesting.

[0] http://www.amazon.com/Small-Wars-Far-Away-Places/dp/02307523...

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