The American military mission to China, 1941-1942 : lend-lease logistics, politics and the tangles of wartime cooperation /

The American military mission to China, 1941-1942 : lend-lease logistics, politics and the tangles of wartime cooperation /

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"Here is an overview of America's first effort in military aid to a foreign sovereign nation at a time when Europe was engaged in open warfare and Asia was undergoing a series of military confrontations"--

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Grieve, William G., 1937-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]
Subjects:
United States. > Military Mission to China > History.
Lend-lease operations (1941-1945)
International cooperation > History > 20th century.
Military assistance, American > China > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Diplomatic history.
United States > Relations > China.
China > Relations > United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Table of Contents:
  • Creation of the mission : why AMMISCA was established
  • America before the Lend-Lease Program : isolationism and anti-war feelings
  • The commanders : the leaders of World War II in Asia
  • Culture clash : the historical foundation of Sino-Western relations
  • The antecedents of the Burma-to-China supply route
  • Early East Asian advisory missions
  • Maintenance and repairs on the Burma Road
  • The mission's involvement at Rangoon
  • Logistics problems on the Burma Road
  • The mission's role in the American volunteer Group
  • International strategic planning
  • The culmination of AMMISCA
  • Epilogue.

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