The battle for Manchuria and the fate of China : Siping, 1946 / Harold M. Tanner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tanner, Harold Miles.

Series:

Twentieth-Century Battles

Twentieth-century battles

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History--China--20th century.

History.

China--History--Civil War, 1945-1949--Campaigns.

China.

Siping Shi (China)--History, Military--20th century.

Siping Shi (China).

Manchuria (China)--History, Military--20th century.

Manchuria (China).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 cease-fire 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, Harol

Contents:

A Note on Chinese Names

Siping, 1946 : Decisive Battle or Lost Opportunity?

The Manchurian Chessboard, August-September 1945

The Communist Retreat, October-December 1945

George Marshall's Mission, December 1945-March 1946

The Second Battle of Siping : Phase One

From Outer Defense to Stalemate, March-April 1946

The Second Battle of Siping : Phase Two

From Defense to Retreat, April-May 1946

The Chase and the Ceasefire, May-June 1946

Visions of the Past and Future.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781299243415

129924341X

9780253007346

0253007348

OCLC:

833046303