Zhang Xueliang [electronic resource] : The General Who Never Fought /
Shai, A.author.
The first book to tell the strange and fascinating story of General Zhang Xue-liang, the Chinese-Manchurian 'Young Marshall' - a man who left an indelible mark on the history of modern China, but few know his story. Unlocking the mystery of this man's life, Aron Shai helps to shed light on 20th-century China.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; Frontispiece; List of Maps and Plates; Acknowledgments; Notes on Sources, Index and Transliteration; Introduction; 1 Opium and Government in Manchuria, 1901-31; 2 From One Incident to Another, from Manchuria to Xi'an, 1931-6; 3 'Forced Advice': The Revolt Against Chiang Kai-shek, 1936; 4 The Great Reconciliation, 1936-7; 5 The Wheel Turns, 1936-7; 6 A General as a Drifting Leaf, 1937-46; 7 Prisoner and Philosopher in Taiwan, 1946-90; 8 Twilight and Death in Hawaii, 1991-2001; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index; Photo Section
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The first book to tell the strange and fascinating story of General Zhang Xue-liang, the Chinese-Manchurian 'Young Marshall' - a man who left an indelible mark on the history of modern China, but few know his story. Unlocking the mystery of this man's life, Aron Shai helps to shed light on 20th-century China.
Zhang, Xueliang, 1901-2001.
Asia—History.
Military history.
World War, 1939-1945.
Literature.
History, Modern.
China—History.
Asian History.
History of Military.
History of World War II and the Holocaust.
Literature, general.
Modern History.
History of China.