Victorious in defeat the life and times of Chiang Kai-shek, China, 1887-1975

Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975) led the Republic of China for almost fifty years, starting in 1926. He was the architect of a new, republican China, a hero of the Second World War, and a faithful ally of the United States. Simultaneously a Christian and a Confucian, Chiang dreamed of universal equality...

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Otros Autores: Pantsov, Alexander, 1955- autor (autor), Levine, Steven I., traductor (traductor)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven ; London : Yale University Press [2023]
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  • Descendant of Zhou Gong
  • In the Shadow of the Rising Sun
  • All-under-Heaven Is for Everyone
  • Sun Yat-sen's Obstinate Pupil
  • Canton-Shanghai-Moscow-Canton
  • Commandant of the Whampoa Academy
  • The Struggle over Sun Yat-sen's Legacy
  • The Northern Expedition and the Split in the Guomindang
  • Completion of the Northern Expedition
  • Triumphs and Defeats
  • "For a New Life!"
  • Playing with Stalin
  • Captivity in Xi'an
  • A Moment of Self-Sacrifice
  • Blood and Ashes
  • The Protracted War
  • Ave Maria
  • Playing with Roosevelt
  • The Bitter Taste of Victory
  • New Trials
  • Catastrophe
  • Taiwan's Prisoner
  • Under Washington's Wing
  • Sorrow and Hope.