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About this book
"A well-organized and excellently researched work" (
H-War) on one of the crucial battles of China's civil war.
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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 ceasefire brokered by the American general, George Marshall. Within three years, Mao Zedong's troops had captured Manchuria and would soon drive Chiang Kai-shek's forces off the mainland. Did Marshall, as Chiang later claimed, save the Communists and determine China's fate? Putting the battle into the context of the military and political struggles fought, Harold M. Tanner casts light on all sides of this historic confrontation and shows how the outcome has been, and continues to be, interpreted to suit the needs of competing visions of China's past and future.
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"A genuine addition to our knowledge about this battle and the Chinese civil war in general." âMark Wilkinson, Virginia Military Institute
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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 ceasefire brokered by the American general, George Marshall. Within three years, Mao Zedong's troops had captured Manchuria and would soon drive Chiang Kai-shek's forces off the mainland. Did Marshall, as Chiang later claimed, save the Communists and determine China's fate? Putting the battle into the context of the military and political struggles fought, Harold M. Tanner casts light on all sides of this historic confrontation and shows how the outcome has been, and continues to be, interpreted to suit the needs of competing visions of China's past and future.
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"A genuine addition to our knowledge about this battle and the Chinese civil war in general." âMark Wilkinson, Virginia Military Institute
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- A Note on Chinese Names
- 1 Siping, 1946: Decisive Battle or Lost Opportunity?
- 2 The Manchurian Chessboard, AugustâSeptember 1945
- 3 The Communist Retreat, OctoberâDecember 1945
- 4 George Marshallâs Mission, December 1945âMarch 1946
- 5 The Second Battle of Siping: Phase OneâFrom Outer Defense to Stalemate, MarchâApril 1946
- 6 The Second Battle of Siping: Phase TwoâFrom Defense to Retreat, AprilâMay 1946
- 7 The Chase and the Ceasefire, MayâJune 1946
- 8 Visions of the Past and Future
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index