On the front lines of the Cold War an American correspondent's journal from the Chinese Civil War to the Cuban Missile Crisis and Vietnam / by Topping, Seymour, 1921-

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On the front lines of the Cold War an American correspondent's journal from the Chinese Civil War to the Cuban Missile Crisis and Vietnam / by Topping, Seymour, 1921-

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Becoming Asia change and continuity in Asian international relations since World War II / by Miller, Alice Lyman

Table of Contents: “…Planning the postwar world -- The Chinese Civil War -- Japan : occupation and recovery -- The Korean War -- Decolonization, nationalism, and revolution -- The U.S. alliance system -- The Sino-Soviet alliance -- The Vietnam War -- Strategic realignment -- The end of the Cold War -- The rise of China -- Entering the new century -- Change and continuity.…”
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Becoming Asia change and continuity in Asian international relations since World War II / by Miller, Alice Lyman

Table of Contents: “…Planning the postwar world -- The Chinese Civil War -- Japan : occupation and recovery -- The Korean War -- Decolonization, nationalism, and revolution -- The U.S. alliance system -- The Sino-Soviet alliance -- The Vietnam War -- Strategic realignment -- The end of the Cold War -- The rise of China -- Entering the new century -- Change and continuity.…”
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A history of the modern Chinese Navy, 1840-2020 / by Elleman, Bruce A., 1959-

Table of Contents: “…Preface : Four Periods of modern Chinese naval development -- Introduction : China's modern navy in historical perspective : the importance of coastal defense strategies -- The origins of the "modern" navy under the Qing dynasty -- The first opium war and Chinese naval modernization -- The Chinese navy in the second opium war, in Okinawa, and in Annam -- China's navy and the sino-Japanese war of 1894-1895 -- The Chinese navy's incomplete modernization and westernization -- The "new army" reforms and the Chinese navy's impact of the Xinhai revolution -- The nationalist navy from 1922 through 1938 -- The post-world war II nationalist navy through the Chinese civil war -- Founding the PRC and the early history of the PLAN -- The Chongqing mutiny and the creation of the PLAN -- PLAN's coastal defense and the nationalist navy's use of the off-shore Islands to blockade China -- The sino-Soviet alliance and the growth of the PLAN -- The nationalist navy and China's PLAN as an emerging regional navy -- Sino-Soviet conflict and the PRC decision to open relations with the United States -- Modernization, westernization, and geographic responsibilities of the PLAN -- China's historical and regional constraints and the future of the PLAN -- Conclusions.…”
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A history of the modern Chinese Navy, 1840-2020 / by Elleman, Bruce A., 1959-

Table of Contents: “…Preface : Four Periods of modern Chinese naval development -- Introduction : China's modern navy in historical perspective : the importance of coastal defense strategies -- The origins of the "modern" navy under the Qing dynasty -- The first opium war and Chinese naval modernization -- The Chinese navy in the second opium war, in Okinawa, and in Annam -- China's navy and the sino-Japanese war of 1894-1895 -- The Chinese navy's incomplete modernization and westernization -- The "new army" reforms and the Chinese navy's impact of the Xinhai revolution -- The nationalist navy from 1922 through 1938 -- The post-world war II nationalist navy through the Chinese civil war -- Founding the PRC and the early history of the PLAN -- The Chongqing mutiny and the creation of the PLAN -- PLAN's coastal defense and the nationalist navy's use of the off-shore Islands to blockade China -- The sino-Soviet alliance and the growth of the PLAN -- The nationalist navy and China's PLAN as an emerging regional navy -- Sino-Soviet conflict and the PRC decision to open relations with the United States -- Modernization, westernization, and geographic responsibilities of the PLAN -- China's historical and regional constraints and the future of the PLAN -- Conclusions.…”
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Xinjiang and the Modern Chinese State / by Jacobs, Justin, 1980-

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Xinjiang and the Modern Chinese State / by Jacobs, Justin, 1980-

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