This is a ground-breaking new interpretation of the collapse of Nationalist China, an event which fundamentally changed the course of twentieth-century history. Using newly available archival sources, Parks Coble reveals why, despite the financial backing of the US, Chiang Kai-shek's government lost the civil war against the communists in 1949. Publisher: Cambridge University Press Author(s): Parks M. (University of Nebraska, Lincoln) Coble Illustration(s): Worked examples or Exercises Number of pages: 290 Publication date: 2023 Dimensions: 235 x 162 x 21 Cover type: Hardback