Victorious in Defeat : The Life and Times of Chiang Kai-Shek, China, 1887-1975 / Alexander V. Pantsov and Steven I. Levine.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pantsov, Alexander V., author.

Levine, Steven I., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975.

Chiang, Kai-shek.

Nationalists--China--Biography.

Nationalists.

Presidents--China--Biography.

Presidents.

Presidents--Taiwan--Biography.

China--History--Republic, 1912-1949.

China.

China--Politics and government--1912-1949.

Genre:

Biographies.

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (737 pages)

Place of Publication:

New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2023]

Language Note:

In English, translated from the original Russian.

Translated from the Russian.

Summary:

An extensively researched, comprehensive biography of Chinese Nationalist leader Chiang Kai-shek, one of the twentieth century’s most powerful and controversial figures Chiang Kai-shek (1887–1975) led the Republic of China for almost fifty years, starting in 1926. He was the architect of a new, republican China, a hero of the Second World War, and a faithful ally of the United States. Simultaneously a Christian and a Confucian, Chiang dreamed of universal equality yet was a perfidious and cunning dictator responsible for the deaths of over 1.5 million innocent people. This critical biography is based on Chiang Kai-shek’s unpublished diaries, his extensive personal files from the Russian archives, and the Russian files of his relatives, associates, and foes. Alexander V. Pantsov sheds new light on the role played by the Russians in Chiang’s rise to power in the 1920s and throughout his political career—and indeed the Russian influence on the Chinese revolutionary movement as a whole—as well as on Chiang’s complex relationship with top officials of the United States. It is a detailed portrait of a man who ranks with Stalin, Roosevelt, Hitler, Churchill, and Gandhi as leaders who shaped our world.

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

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V

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Illustrations follow page.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 629-684) and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Pantsov, Alexander V. Victorious in Defeat

ISBN:

9780300271690

0300271697

OCLC:

1369062632