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