Crosscurrents: Us Relations with Nationalist China, 1943-1960

by Martin B. Gold

Book Overview

Locked in a common fight against Imperial Japan, the United States and Nationalist China became allies, but significant fissures in their relationship soon developed. Neither ally would accommodate each other's core interests in strategies necessary to win the war. This disconnect continued after Japan's surrender, as the United States pressed Chinese Nationalists and Communists to join a coalition government that neither wanted. During the civil...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1793631166
• ISBN13: 9781793631169
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 428 Pages