The much troubled alliance US-China military cooperation during the Pacific War, 1941-1945
The topics of World War II and US-China relationship have been of much interest to academics and general pubic alike. This book challenges the conventional wisdom that has been produced on the topics over the past 50 years and offers the readers a new and balanced treatment of the topics. The scope...
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The much troubled alliance |b US-China military cooperation during the Pacific War, 1941-1945 |c Hsi-sheng Ch'i |
| 264 | 1 | |a Hackensack, NJ |b World Scientific |c [2016] | |
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| 300 | |a xxxi, 757 pages |c 24 cm | ||
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a The outbreak of the Pacific War and China's immediate reactions -- An American general went to China -- The First Burma Campaign: March-April, 1942 -- The Burma Campaign: May-June, 1942: disastrous defeat and its ramifications -- Multiple crises in Sino-American relations: June-July 1942 -- Currie's peace-making mission: July-August, 1942 -- Planning the next Burma Campaign: June 1942-June 1943 -- False optimism and real strains: July 1943-June 1944 -- The Second Burma Campaign and its ramifications -- America's bid for full command power -- The final showdown between Chiang and Stilwell -- Wedemeyer's new path: not too little, but definitely too late -- Conclusion. | |
| 520 | |a The topics of World War II and US-China relationship have been of much interest to academics and general pubic alike. This book challenges the conventional wisdom that has been produced on the topics over the past 50 years and offers the readers a new and balanced treatment of the topics. The scope of book covers all the major political-military events from the Pearl Harbor attack in December 1941 to the victory over Japan in August 1945. This book enables the readers to take a completely fresh look at that important period of US-China relations. | ||
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