China 1945 : Mao's revolution and America's fateful choice / Richard Bernstein.

Author: Bernstein, Richard, 1944-

Edition Statement:First edition.

ImprintNew York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2014.

Descriptionx, 445 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Note:Part I. Innocents in China -- A rare victory -- The generalissimo and the Americans -- The devastated country -- Mao, Zhou, and the Americans -- The dark side -- Part II. Seeds of animosity -- The wrong man -- Paranoia -- A moral compromise -- Hiding the knife -- The war over China policy -- Mao the god, service the spy -- Part III. Victory and failure -- Hearts and minds -- Everything Stalin wanted -- Facts on the ground -- What to do? -- Marshall comes close -- From hope to antagonism -- Epilogue: the tragedy of the Chinese Revolution.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 427-432) and index.

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