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The battle for Manchuria and the fate of China : Siping, 1946 /

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 cease-fire brokered by the American general, George Marshall. Within...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tanner, Harold Miles (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2013
Colección:Twentieth-century battles.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A note on Chinese names
  • Siping, 1946 : decisive battle or lost opportunity?
  • The Manchurian chessboard, August-September 1945
  • The Communist retreat, October-December 1945
  • George Marshall's mission, December 1945-March 1946
  • The second battle of Siping : phase one : from outer defense to stalemate, March-April 1946
  • The second battle of Siping : phase two : from defense to retreat, April-May 1946
  • The chase and the ceasefire, May-June 1946
  • Visions of the past and future.