Chiang Kai-Shek versus Mao Tse-Tung : the battle for China, 1946-1949 /

A selection of over 200 archive photographs, most of which have not been published before, depict the battle for power that took place cacross the breadth of the country. The armies, air forces and navies of the opposing sides are shown in a series of graphic images, as is the ordeal of the long-suf...

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Main Author:	Jowett, Philip S., 1961- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK : Pen & Sword Military, [2018]
Series:	Images of war.
Subjects:	Mao, Zedong, > 1893-1976. Chiang, Kai-shek, > 1887-1975. China > History > Civil War, 1945-1949 > Campaigns. China > History > Civil War, 1945-1949 > Campaigns > Pictorial works. China > History > Civil War, 1945-1949. China > History > Civil War, 1945-1949 > Pictorial works.

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Summary:	A selection of over 200 archive photographs, most of which have not been published before, depict the battle for power that took place cacross the breadth of the country. The armies, air forces and navies of the opposing sides are shown in a series of graphic images, as is the ordeal of the long-suffering Chinese civilians who were caught up in a conflict that cost millions of lives.
Item Description:	"Rare photographs from wartime archives"--Front cover.
Physical Description:	xiv, 175 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
ISBN:	147387484X 9781473874848