A force so swift : Mao, Truman, and the birth of modern China, 1949 / Kevin Peraino.

"A compelling year-long narrative of America's response to the fall of Chiang Kai-shek and Nationalist China in 1949, and Mao Zedong and the Communist Party's rise to power, forever altering the world's geopolitical map."--Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Peraino, Kevin (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York : Crown, [2017]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
United States > Foreign relations > China.
United States > Politics and government > 1945-1953.
China > Politics and government > 1937-1945.
Taiwan > Politics and government > 1945-1975.
China > Foreign relations > United States.
United States > Foreign relations > Taiwan.
Taiwan > Foreign relations > United States.
Diplomatic relations.
Politics and government.
China.
Taiwan.
United States.
1937-1975
Physical Description:xvi, 379 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Variant Title:
Mao, Truman, and the birth of modern China, 1949
Format: Book

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