Description |
x, 445 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 427-432) and index. |
Contents |
Part I. Innocents in China -- A rare victory -- The generalissimo and the Americans -- The devastated country -- Mao, Zhou, and the Americans -- The dark side -- Part II. Seeds of animosity -- The wrong man -- The rage of an envoy -- A moral compromise -- Hiding the knife -- The war over China policy -- Mao the god, service the spy -- Part III. Victory and failure -- Hearts and minds -- Everything Stalin wanted -- Facts on the ground -- What to do? -- Marshall comes close -- From hope to antagonism -- Epilogue: the tragedy of the Chinese Revolution. |
Subject |
Mao, Zedong, 1893-1976.
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Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975.
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United States -- Foreign relations -- China.
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China -- History -- Republic, 1912-1949.
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China -- Foreign relations.
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Taiwan -- History -- 1945-
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ISBN |
9780307595881 |
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0307595889 |
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