{"product_id":"where-chiang-kaishek-lost-china-9780253016928","title":"Where Chiang Kaishek Lost China","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhere Chiang Kai-shek Lost China\u003c\/i\u003e is more than a fluidly written battle narrative or operational history. By tapping an impressive array of archival materials, published document collections, and memoirs, Harold Tanner has put the Liao-Shen Campaign in the larger context of the Chinese Civil War and significantly advanced our understanding of the military history of modern China.\u003c\/p\u003e * Michigan War Studies Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Note on Chinese Names\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1. China: Lost or Won?\u003cbr\u003e2. The Struggle for Manchuria Begins: August 1945-June 1946\u003cbr\u003e3. Nationalist Offensive, Communist Reaction: South Manchuria, July-November 1946\u003cbr\u003e4. Breaking the Nationalist Offensive: The Three Expeditions\/Four Defenses Campaign, December 1946-March 1947\u003cbr\u003e5. The Summer Offensive and the Wedemeyer Mission, May-August 1947\u003cbr\u003e6. Encircling the Cities: the Autumn and Winter Offensives, September 1947-March 1948\u003cbr\u003e7. The Battle Behind the Lines: Building the North Manchuria Base Area\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8. Army of Learning: the Transition From Guerrilla to Conventional Warfighting Capability\u003cbr\u003e9. Contention Within: Summer, 1948\u003cbr\u003e10. Preparing to Annihilate the Enemy: September 1948\u003cbr\u003e11. Close the Door and Beat the Dog: the Battles of Tashan and Jinzhou, October 1948\u003cbr\u003e12. Putting Changchun Under Siege: March-June 1948\u003cbr\u003e13. Death, Treason and Surrender in the Garden City: June-October 1948\u003cbr\u003e14. Avalanche of Defeat: October-November 1948\u003cbr\u003e15. Assessing and Remembering\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400548131159,"sku":"9780253016928","price":28.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/where-chiang-kaishek-lost-china-9780253016928","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}