Victorious in defeat : the life and times of Chiang Kai-shek, China, 1887-1975 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pantsov, Alexander V. (Author)
Corporate Author: EBSCOhost
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2023]
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Half Title
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Spelling and Pronunciation of Chinese Words
  • Map of the Republic of China (1912-1949)
  • Introduction
  • Part One: "FIRM AS A ROCK"
  • 1 Descendant of Zhou Gong
  • 2 In the Shadow of the Rising Sun
  • 3 All-under-Heaven Is for Everyone
  • 4 Sun Yat-sen's Obstinate Pupil
  • Part Two: THE ANTI-IMPERIALIST REVOLUTION
  • 5 Canton-Shanghai-Moscow-Canton
  • 6 Commandant of the Whampoa Academy
  • 7 The Struggle over Sun Yat-sen's Legacy
  • 8 The Northern Expedition and the Split in the Guomindang
  • Part Three: BETWEEN SCYLLA AND CHARYBDIS
  • 9 Completion of the Northern Expedition
  • 10 Triumphs and Defeats
  • 11 "For a New Life!"
  • 12 Playing with Stalin
  • Part Four: PRO ET CONTRA
  • 13 Captivity in Xi'an
  • 14 A Moment of Self-Sacrifice
  • 15 Blood and Ashes
  • 16 The Protracted War
  • Part Five: CHINA'S DESTINY
  • 17 Ave Maria
  • 18 Playing with Roosevelt
  • 19 The Bitter Taste of Victory
  • 20 New Trials
  • Part Six: "VICTORY WILL COME WITH DETERMINATION"
  • 21 Catastrophe
  • 22 Taiwan's Prisoner
  • 23 Under Washington's Wing
  • 24 Sorrow and Hope
  • Epilogue
  • Acknowledgments
  • Appendix 1: Chronology of the Life of Chiang Kai-shek
  • Appendix 2: Chiang Kai-shek's Genealogy
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • Q
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W
  • X
  • Y
  • Z
  • Illustrations follow page