The Generalissimo : : Chiang Kai-shek and the Struggle for Modern China / / Jay Taylor.
One of the most momentous stories of the last century is China's rise from a self-satisfied, anti-modern, decaying society into a global power that promises to one day rival the United States. Chiang Kai-shek, an autocratic, larger-than-life figure, dominates this story. Drawing heavily on Chin...
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| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
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| 505 | 0 | 0 | |t Frontmatter -- |t Contents -- |t List of Maps -- |t Acknowledgments -- |t Note on Romanization -- |t Prologue -- |t I Revolution -- |t 1. A Neo-Confucian Youth -- |t 2 The Northern Expedition and Civil War -- |t 3 The Nanking Decade -- |t II War of resistance -- |t 4 The Long War Begins -- |t 5 Chiang and His American Allies -- |t 6 The China Theater -- |t 7 Yalta, Manchuria, and Postwar Strategy -- |t III Civil war -- |t 8 Chimera of Victory -- |t 9 The Great Failure -- |t IV The island -- |t 10 Streams in the Desert -- |t 11 Managing the Protector -- |t 12 Shifting Dynamics -- |t 13 Nixon and the Last Years -- |t Epilogue -- |t Notes -- |t Index |
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