| Description |
xi, 393 pages, 18 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Studies in international security and arms control |
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Studies in international security and arms control.
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: 1. Stalin, Mao, and the Chinese Civil War, 1945-1948 -- 2. Prelude to negotiations -- 3. The making of the alliance -- 4. End game -- 5. The decision for war in Korea -- 6. China enters the Korean War -- 7. Summing up -- Appendix -- Notes -- References -- Index |
| Summary |
Using major new sources, including cables between Mao and Stalin and interviews with key actors, this book tells the inside story of the Sino-Soviet alliance and the origins of the Korean War |
| Analysis |
China Foreign relations Soviet Union |
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Korean War, 1950-1953 |
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Soviet Union Foreign relations China |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [351]-380) and index |
| Subject |
Korean War, 1950-1953.
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China -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union.
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USSR -- Foreign relations -- China.
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| Author |
Lewis, John Wilson, 1930-2017.
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Xue, Litai, 1947-
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| LC no. |
93023971 |
| ISBN |
0804721157 (alk. paper) |
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0804725217 (paperback) |
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