The Battle for Manchuria and the Fate of China : Siping, 1946 /

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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tanner, Harold Miles (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2013
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Military campaigns.
HISTORY > Military > Other.
HISTORY > Asia > China.
China > Siping Shi.
China > Manchuria.
China.
Manchuria (China) > History, Military > 20th century.
Siping Shi (China) > History, Military > 20th century.
China > History > Civil War, 1945-1949 > Campaigns.
Military history.
History.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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