69264X1 First Edition (Unstated. Princeton University Press, Princeton: 1956. 312 pages. Hardcover with dustjacket. Reading copy. This narrative traces the story of modern China under the regime of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, revealing the development of military and political forces within the Nationalist Government, the Kuomintang, and the Communist Party, as well as other external influences. The author, though a former officer in the Nationalist forces, is not a partisan of Chiang. He has written a full, objective, and scholarly study of this crucial period in China's history with the benefit of personal knowledge, interviews, and extensive research in rare Chinese as well as in Japanese, Russian, German, French, and English sources. Includes an Index. $17.95USD
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