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

"A gripping narrative of the Truman administration's response to the fall of Nationalist China and the triumph of Mao Zedong's Communist forces in 1949--an extraordinary political revolution that continues to shape east Asian politics to this day."--Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Peraino, Kevin
Format: Printed Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Crown, 2017
Subjects:
Diplomatic relations
Politics and government
United States > Foreign relations > China.
United States > Politics and government > 1945-1953.
China > Politics and government > 1937-1949.
Taiwan > Politics and government > 1945-1975.
China > Foreign relations > United States.
United States > Foreign relations > Taiwan.
Taiwan > Foreign relations > United States.
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505 0 |a Prologue -- Missimo -- The greatest force -- The old devils -- Bedbugs -- The dean -- All the aces -- Riverdale -- Wait, look, see -- A new world -- Heaven and hell -- A vast and delicate enterprise -- Neverland -- Heat -- Killing the tiger -- The great crescent -- Firecracker -- No devil shall escape -- Dig up the dirt -- First lightning -- Risky business -- The voice -- Through a glass, darkly -- A rather spectacular triumph -- A force so swift -- Epilogue: the mills of the gods. 
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