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The Generalissimo

Jay Taylor

Was Chiang, who ruled China for almost fifty years, only a brutal dictator and failed general, or is there more to the man?

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Author
Jay Taylor

Why read it

  • You will see why Chiang never gave up on a unified China, even while he bargained with warlords and appeased Japan
  • You will understand the clash of two visions of modern China, one shaped by Mao and one by Chiang
  • You will judge Chiang's decision to make his last stand on Taiwan and keep the principle of one China

Who it is for

  • A reader of modern Chinese history wanting a fuller portrait of Chiang
  • A student comparing Nationalist and Communist visions of China
  • Someone following Taiwan's history and its politics today

Contents

  1. Note on Romanization
  2. Prologue
  3. I. Revolution
  4. 1. A Neo-ConfucianYouth
  5. 2. The Northern Expedition and Civil War
  6. 3. The Nanking Decade
  7. II. War of Resistance
  8. 4. The Long War Begins
  9. 5. Chiang and His American Allies
  10. 6. The China Theater
  11. 7. Yalta, Manchuria, and Postwar Strategy
  12. III. Civil War
  13. 8. Chimera of Victory
  14. 9. The Great Failure
  15. IV. The Island
  16. 10. Streams in the Desert
  17. 11. Managing the Protector
  18. 12. Shifting Dynamics
  19. 13. Nixon and the Last Years
  20. Epilogue

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