| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
x, 445 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-432) and index. |
| Contents |
A rare victory -- The generalissimo and the Americans -- The devastated country -- Mao, Zhou, and the Americans -- The dark side -- 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 -- Hearts and minds -- Everything Stalin wanted -- Facts on the ground -- What to do? -- Marshall comes close -- From hope to antagonism -- The tragedy of the Chinese Revolution. |
| Subject |
United States -- Foreign relations -- China.
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China -- Foreign relations -- United States.
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China -- History -- Republic, 1912-1949.
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Taiwan -- History -- 1945-
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Mao, Zedong, 1893-1976.
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Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975.
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| ISBN |
9780307595881 (hbk.) |
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0307595889 (hbk.) |
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9780307743213 (pbk.) |
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0307743217 (pbk.) |
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