The China Mission: George Marshall's Unfinished War, 1945-1947
Nonfiction, History, Asian, China, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, International, International Relations, Americas, United States, 20th Century
| Author: | Daniel Kurtz-Phelan | ISBN: | 9780393243086 |
| Publisher: | W. W. Norton & Company | Publication: | April 10, 2018 |
| Imprint: | W. W. Norton & Company | Language: | English |
| Author: | Daniel Kurtz-Phelan |
| ISBN: | 9780393243086 |
| Publisher: | W. W. Norton & Company |
| Publication: | April 10, 2018 |
| Imprint: | W. W. Norton & Company |
| Language: | English |
**An Economist Best Book of 2018
New York Times Book Review Editor’s Pick
“Gripping [and] splendid.… An enormous contribution to our understanding of Marshall.”—Washington Post**
At the end of World War II, General George Marshall took on what he thought was a final mission—this time not to win a war, but to stop one. In China, conflict between Communists and Nationalists threatened to suck in the United States and escalate into revolution. Marshall’s charge was to cross the Pacific, broker a peace, and prevent a Communist takeover, all while staving off World War III. At first, the results seemed miraculous. But as they started to come apart, Marshall was faced with a wrenching choice—one that would alter the course of the Cold War, define the US-China relationship, and spark one of the darkest-ever turns in American political life.
The China Mission offers a gripping, close-up view of the central figures of the time—from Marshall, Mao, and Chiang Kai-shek to Eisenhower, Truman, and MacArthur—as they stood face-to-face and struggled to make history, with consequences and lessons that echo today.
**An Economist Best Book of 2018
New York Times Book Review Editor’s Pick
“Gripping [and] splendid.… An enormous contribution to our understanding of Marshall.”—Washington Post**
At the end of World War II, General George Marshall took on what he thought was a final mission—this time not to win a war, but to stop one. In China, conflict between Communists and Nationalists threatened to suck in the United States and escalate into revolution. Marshall’s charge was to cross the Pacific, broker a peace, and prevent a Communist takeover, all while staving off World War III. At first, the results seemed miraculous. But as they started to come apart, Marshall was faced with a wrenching choice—one that would alter the course of the Cold War, define the US-China relationship, and spark one of the darkest-ever turns in American political life.
The China Mission offers a gripping, close-up view of the central figures of the time—from Marshall, Mao, and Chiang Kai-shek to Eisenhower, Truman, and MacArthur—as they stood face-to-face and struggled to make history, with consequences and lessons that echo today.
