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At the end of World War II, General George Marshall took on what he thought was a final mission-this time not to win a war, but to stop one. In China, conflict between Communists and Nationalists threatened to suck in the United States and escalate into revolution. Marshall's charge was to cross the Pacific, broker a peace, and prevent a Communist takeover, all while staving off World War III. At first, the results seemed miraculous. But as they started to come apart, Marshall was faced with a wrenching choice-one that would alter the course of the Cold War, define the US-China relationship, and spark one of the darkest-ever turns in American political life.
The China Mission offers a gripping, close-up view of the central figures of the time-from Marshall, Mao, and Chiang Kai-shek to Eisenhower, Truman, and MacArthur-as they stood face-to-face and struggled to make history, with consequences and lessons that echo today.
At the end of World War II, General George Marshall took on what he thought was a final mission-this time not to win a war, but to stop one. In China, conflict between Communists and Nationalists threatened to suck in the United States and escalate into revolution. Marshall's charge was to cross the Pacific, broker a peace, and prevent a Communist takeover, all while staving off World War III. At first, the results seemed miraculous. But as they started to come apart, Marshall was faced with a wrenching choice-one that would alter the course of the Cold War, define the US-China relationship, and spark one of the darkest-ever turns in American political life.
The China Mission offers a gripping, close-up view of the central figures of the time-from Marshall, Mao, and Chiang Kai-shek to Eisenhower, Truman, and MacArthur-as they stood face-to-face and struggled to make history, with consequences and lessons that echo today.
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2019 |
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Genre: | Geschichte, Importe |
Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
ISBN-13: | 9780393356861 |
ISBN-10: | 0393356868 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Kurtz-Phelan, Daniel |
Hersteller: | W. W. Norton & Company |
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
Maße: | 208 x 139 x 40 mm |
Von/Mit: | Daniel Kurtz-Phelan |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 16.04.2019 |
Gewicht: | 0,39 kg |
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2019 |
---|---|
Genre: | Geschichte, Importe |
Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
ISBN-13: | 9780393356861 |
ISBN-10: | 0393356868 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Kurtz-Phelan, Daniel |
Hersteller: | W. W. Norton & Company |
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
Maße: | 208 x 139 x 40 mm |
Von/Mit: | Daniel Kurtz-Phelan |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 16.04.2019 |
Gewicht: | 0,39 kg |