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1 online resource (350 pages : 15 illustrations |
| Contents |
Introduction: The CIA and the Chinese Third Force during the Early 1950s ; List of Abbreviations ; Chapter 1: The Collapse of the Anticommunist Resistance in China and the CIAs Launch of a Third Force, 19491950 ; Chapter 2: Quest for a Third Force during the Korean War, 19501953 ; Chapter 3: The Creation of a Third Force Committee in Hong Kong, 19501952 ; Chapter 4: The Political Wing of the Third Force: The Fighting League for Chinese Freedom and Democracy ; Chapter 5: The Creation of a Third Force Army in Japan, Okinawa, and Saipan ; Chapter 6: CIA Debacle: The Downey-Fecteau Third Force Mission to Manchuria ; Chapter 7: Chinese Nationalist and Communist Reactions to the Third Force ; Chapter 8: The Demise of the Third Forces, 19531954 ; Conclusion: Why Did the CIAs Chinese Third Force Project Fail? ; Epilogue: The Great American Dream: The CIA and the Vietnamese Third Force in the Early 1950s |
| Summary |
This study examines the CIA's ""third force"" strategy-providing support for a third-party alternative over two primary on-the-ground options-in East Asia during the first decade of the Cold War. The author argues that the strategy failed due to a lack of understanding of the historical and cultural contexts of the region |
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Political Science: World -- Asian.
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Diplomatic relations.
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Foreign relations -- China
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China -- Foreign relations -- United States
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China.
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United States.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781498570060 |
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1498570062 |
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