{"product_id":"chiang-kai-shek-versus-mao-tse-tung-philip-jowett-9781473874848","title":"Chiang Kai-Shek Versus Mao Tse-Tung: The Battle for China 1946-1949","description":"This volume in the Images of War series is the first photographic history of the Chinese Civil War, fought between Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalists and the Communists of Mao Tse-tung, which decided the future of modern China. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA selection of over 200 archive photographs, many of which have not been published before, depict the battle for power that took place across the breadth of the country. The armies, air forces and navies of the opposing sides are shown in a sequence of graphic images, as is the ordeal of the long-suffering Chinese civilians who were caught up in a conflict that cost millions of lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA detailed accompanying text by Philip Jowett describes the make-up of the Nationalist and Communist forces, their contrasting strategies, tactics and leadership. The contemporary photographs give an insight, as only photographs can, into the conditions faced by the soldiers and their experience of the struggle. His work provides a concise introduction to a pivotal conflict that has left an indelible mark on the China of today. It will be fascinating and informative reading for anyone who is keen to understand China's recent past and the military history of the twentieth century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Philip Jowett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 147387484X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781473874848\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pen \u0026amp; Sword Military\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/19\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.60h x 7.40w x 0.70d","brand":"Philip Jowett","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44584031551743,"sku":"9781473874848","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_01a6e037-2798-41aa-b765-9540650a4b54.jpg?v=1701884880","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/chiang-kai-shek-versus-mao-tse-tung-philip-jowett-9781473874848","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}