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
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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.

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**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.

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