The Resource A force so swift : Mao, Truman, and the birth of modern China, 1949, Kevin Peraino
A force so swift : Mao, Truman, and the birth of modern China, 1949, Kevin Peraino
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The item A force so swift : Mao, Truman, and the birth of modern China, 1949, Kevin Peraino represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Bedford Public Library.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
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The item A force so swift : Mao, Truman, and the birth of modern China, 1949, Kevin Peraino represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Bedford Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- "A compelling year-long narrative of America's response to the fall of Chiang Kai-shek and Nationalist China in 1949, and Mao Zedong and the Communist Party's rise to power, forever altering the world's geopolitical map."--Provided by publisher
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xvi, 379 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
-
- Prologue
- Missimo
- The greatest force
- The old devils
- Bedbugs
- The dean
- All the aces
- Riverdale
- Wait, look, see
- A new world
- Heaven and hell
- A vast and delicate enterprise
- Neverland
- Heat
- Killing the tiger
- The great crescent
- Firecracker
- No devil shall escape
- Dig up the dirt
- First lightning
- Risky business
- The voice
- Through a glass, darkly
- A rather spectacular triumph
- A force so swift
- Epilogue, the mills of the gods
- Isbn
- 9780307887238
- Label
- A force so swift : Mao, Truman, and the birth of modern China, 1949
- Title
- A force so swift
- Title remainder
- Mao, Truman, and the birth of modern China, 1949
- Statement of responsibility
- Kevin Peraino
- Title variation
- Mao, Truman, and the birth of modern China, 1949
- Subject
-
- China -- Foreign relations -- United States
- China -- Politics and government -- 1937-1945
- Diplomatic relations
- Politics and government
- Taiwan
- 1937-1975
- Taiwan -- Politics and government -- 1945-1975
- United States
- United States -- Foreign relations -- China
- United States -- Foreign relations -- Taiwan
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1953
- Taiwan -- Foreign relations -- United States
- China
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "A compelling year-long narrative of America's response to the fall of Chiang Kai-shek and Nationalist China in 1949, and Mao Zedong and the Communist Party's rise to power, forever altering the world's geopolitical map."--Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Peraino, Kevin
- Dewey number
- 327.73051
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E183.8.C5
- LC item number
- P525 2017
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Diplomatic relations
- Politics and government
- United States
- United States
- China
- Taiwan
- China
- United States
- Taiwan
- China
- Taiwan
- United States
- Label
- A force so swift : Mao, Truman, and the birth of modern China, 1949, Kevin Peraino
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue -- Missimo -- The greatest force -- The old devils -- Bedbugs -- The dean -- All the aces -- Riverdale -- Wait, look, see -- A new world -- Heaven and hell -- A vast and delicate enterprise -- Neverland -- Heat -- Killing the tiger -- The great crescent -- Firecracker -- No devil shall escape -- Dig up the dirt -- First lightning -- Risky business -- The voice -- Through a glass, darkly -- A rather spectacular triumph -- A force so swift -- Epilogue, the mills of the gods
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xvi, 379 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780307887238
- Lccn
- 2017000979
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 40027506219
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map
- System control number
- (OCoLC)ocn968212519
- Label
- A force so swift : Mao, Truman, and the birth of modern China, 1949, Kevin Peraino
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue -- Missimo -- The greatest force -- The old devils -- Bedbugs -- The dean -- All the aces -- Riverdale -- Wait, look, see -- A new world -- Heaven and hell -- A vast and delicate enterprise -- Neverland -- Heat -- Killing the tiger -- The great crescent -- Firecracker -- No devil shall escape -- Dig up the dirt -- First lightning -- Risky business -- The voice -- Through a glass, darkly -- A rather spectacular triumph -- A force so swift -- Epilogue, the mills of the gods
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xvi, 379 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780307887238
- Lccn
- 2017000979
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 40027506219
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map
- System control number
- (OCoLC)ocn968212519
Subject
- China -- Foreign relations -- United States
- China -- Politics and government -- 1937-1945
- Diplomatic relations
- Politics and government
- Taiwan
- 1937-1975
- Taiwan -- Politics and government -- 1945-1975
- United States
- United States -- Foreign relations -- China
- United States -- Foreign relations -- Taiwan
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1953
- Taiwan -- Foreign relations -- United States
- China
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