Washington's Taiwan Dilemma, 1949-1950 : From Abandonment to Salvation /

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Author / Creator:Finkelstein, David, author.
Imprint:Annapolis : Naval Institute Press, 2014.
©1993
Description:1 online resource (xi, 380 pages)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12644996
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ISBN:9781612514741
161251474X
9781591142522
1591142520
Notes:First Naval Institute Press paperback edition published in 2014.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:The declaration of the People's Republic of China in October 1949 presented American foreign policy officials with two dilemmas: how to deal with the communist government on the mainland and what to do about Chiang Kai-shek's holdout Nationalist regime on Taiwan. By early 1950 these questions were pressing hard upon U.S. civilian and military planners and policy makers, for it appeared that the Red Army was preparing to invade the island. Most observers believed that nothing short of American military intervention would preclude a communist victory on Taiwan. How U.S. officials grappled with t.
Other form:Print version: Finkelstein, David Michael. Washington's Taiwan dilemma, 1949-1950. 1st Naval Institute Press pbk. ed. Annapolis : Naval Institute Press, 2014 1591142520