Recasting the Imperial Far East

Attempts to shed new light on the Anglo-American rivalry in China in the period between the defeat of Japan and the triumph of the Chinese Communists. This study contends that the USSR was not a major factor in the dispute. Chapter 1 The “Strong China” Controversy; Chapter 2 The Japanese Surrender; Chapter 3 The Marshall Mission; Chapter 4 China Disintegrating?; Chapter 5 A “Chinese Tito”?; Chapter 6 Open Split; Chapter 7 The Korean War; concl Concluding Remarks;