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  • Where Chiang Kai-shek Lost China

    The Liao-Shen Campaign, 1948

    Collections series Twentieth-Century Battles
    "A masterful contribution not simply to the history of the civil war, but also to the history of 20th century China." —Steven I. Levine author, Anvil of Victory: The Communist Revolution in Manchuria, 1945-1948)The civil war in China that ended in the 1949 victory of Mao Zedong's Communist forces was a major blow to U.S. interests in the Far East and led to heated recriminations about how China ... En savoir plus

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  • The Battle for Manchuria and the Fate of China

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    Collections series Twentieth-Century Battles
    "A well-organized and excellently researched work" ( H-War) on one of the crucial battles of China's civil war.In the spring of 1946, Communists and Nationalist Chinese were battled for control of Manchuria and supremacy in the civil war. The Nationalist attack on Siping ended with a Communist withdrawal, but further pursuit was halted by a ceasefire brokered by the American general, George ... En savoir plus

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  • War in Modern China

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  • Japan Runs Wild, 1942–1943

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    The author of Storm Clouds Over the Pacific, 1931–1941 chronicles Japan's dramatic reversal of fortune as Allied forces gained advantage during WWII.In early 1942, the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy were advancing on all fronts, humiliating Allied forces throughout the Pacific. In a matter of months, Japan had conquered an area larger than Hitler's empire at its apex. Hawaiians and Australians ... En savoir plus

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  • From the Folks Who Brought You the Weekend

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    Newly updated: "An enjoyable introduction to American working-class history." — The American ProspectPraised for its "impressive even-handedness", From the Folks Who Brought You the Weekend has set the standard for viewing American history through the prism of working people ( Publishers Weekly, starred review). From indentured servants and slaves in seventeenth-century Chesapeake to high-tech ... En savoir plus

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