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Informationen zum Autor Harold Tanner is Professor of History and Fellow of the Military History Center at the University of North Texas. A specialist in twentieth-century and contemporary China, he is the author of Strike Hard! Anti-Crime Campaigns and Chinese Criminal Justice, 1979-1985 and China: A History. Klappentext Harold Tanner is Professor of History and Fellow of the Military History Center at the University of North Texas. A specialist in twentieth-century and contemporary China, he is the author of Strike Hard! Anti-Crime Campaigns and Chinese Criminal Justice, 1979-1985 and China: A History. Zusammenfassung Casts light on how the outcome of the battle has been interpreted to suit the needs of competing visions of China's past and future Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments A Note on Chinese Names 1. Siping, 1946: Decisive Battle or Lost Opportunity? 2. The Manchurian Chessboard, August-September 1945 3. The Communist Retreat, October-December 1945 4. George Marshall's Mission, December 1945-March 1946 5. The Second Battle of Siping: Phase One-From Outer Defense to Stalemate, March-April 1946 6. The Second Battle of Siping: Phase Two-From Defense to Retreat, April-May 1946 7. The Chase and the Cease-Fire, May-June 1946 8. Visions of the Past and Future Bibliography Index
