The Third Chinese Revolutionary Civil War, 1945-49
Subtitle: an analysis of communist strategy and leadership
By: Christopher R. Lew.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Asian states and empires -- 1
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 204
ISBN-13: 9780415777308; 9780203880685
Subjects: China -- History -- Civil War, 1945-1949
Description: "This book examines the Third Chinese Revolutionary Civil War of 1945-1949, which resulted in the victory of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) over Chiang Kaishek and the Guomindang (GMD) and the founding of The People's Republic of China in 1949. It provides a military and strategic history of how the CCP waged and ultimately won the war, the transformation its armed forces and how the Communist leadership interacted with each other ... It also describes how other important figures, such as Lin Biao, Deng Xiaoping, Nie Rongzhen, Liu Shaoqi and Chen Yi, made their reputations during the conflict, and reveals the inner workings of the first political-military elite of the PRC"--Page 4 of cover.
Notes: "First published 2009 by Routledge ... Abingdon, Oxon ... "

"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge."

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Setting the stage; title: March on the north, defend in the south (August 1945-June 1946); title: The Guomindang high tide (June 1946-June 1947); title: The turning point (July 1947-August 1948); title: Three crucibles of victory.