Generalissimo : Chiang Kai-shek and the China He Lost

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Portrays tumultuous era of Chiang Kai-shek's China

If you're intrigued by the titanic shifts in 20th-century geopolitics, "Generalissimo: Chiang Kai-shek and the China He Lost" could be a fascinating read. Jonathan Fenby offers a masterclass on Chiang Kai-shek, a figure pivotal to understanding how China transitioned from a feuding republic to Communist rule. As you immerse yourself in the complexities of pre-Communist China, you might appreciate the rich narrative that feels almost novelistic, despite its firm roots in detailed historical research.

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Generalissimo : Chiang Kai-shek and the China He Lost

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ISBN: 9780743231442
Authors: Jonathan Fenby
Publisher: Free Press
Date of Publication: 2003-11-03
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Politics, History, Biographies & Memoirs
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Following his acclaimed studies of the state of modern France and how Hong Kong has changed since the 1997 handover, Jonathan Fenby now turns his attention to one of the most interesting yet under-reported figures of twentieth-century history. Chiang Kai-shek was the man who lost China to the Communists. As leader of the nationalist movement, the Kuomintang, Chiang established himself as head of the government in Nanking in 1928. Yet although he laid claim to power throughout the 1930s and was the only Chinese figure of sufficient stature to attend a conference with Churchill and Roosevelt during the Second World War, his desire for unity was always thwarted by threats on two fronts. Between them, the Japanese and the Communists succeeded in undermining Chiang's power-plays, and after Hiroshima it was Mao Zedong who ended up victorious. Brilliantly re-creating pre-Communist China in all its colour, danger and complexity, Jonathan Fenby's magisterial survey of this brave but unfulfilled life is destined to become the definitive account in the English language.
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Portrays tumultuous era of Chiang Kai-shek's China

If you're intrigued by the titanic shifts in 20th-century geopolitics, "Generalissimo: Chiang Kai-shek and the China He Lost" could be a fascinating read. Jonathan Fenby offers a masterclass on Chiang Kai-shek, a figure pivotal to understanding how China transitioned from a feuding republic to Communist rule. As you immerse yourself in the complexities of pre-Communist China, you might appreciate the rich narrative that feels almost novelistic, despite its firm roots in detailed historical research.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.