Why didn't Britain fight in Vietnam? (Short Animated Documentary)

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TL:DW - Had no money. The war was unpopular. Dodged a bullet.

Sources:

A Decision Delayed: Britain's Withdrawal from South East Asia Reconsidered, 1961-68 by Matthew Jones in: The English Historical Review, Vol. 117, No. 472 (June 2002).

No Secrets Between ‘Special Friends’: America’s Involvement in British Economic Policy, October 1964-April 1965 by Raj Roy in: History, Vol. 89, No.3 (July 2004).


The Johnson Administration and the British Labour Government: Vietnam, the Pound and East of Suez by John Dumbrell in: Journal of American Studies, Vol. 30, No.2, Part 2. (August 1996).

The Johnson Administration and the Recruitment of Allies in Vietnam, 1964-1968 by Jonathan Colman and J. J. Widén in: History, Vol. 94, No. 4 (October 2009).