Title: The last empress
First published: 2009
Description: Beautiful, powerful and sexy, Madame Chiang Kai-shek was at the centre of one of the great dramas of the 20th century: the founding of modern China, beginning with a revolution that swept away more than 2000 years of monarchy, followed by WWII and ending in eventual loss to the Communists and exile in Taipei.
Subjects: Chiang, may-ling soong, 1897-2003, Presidents' spouses, China, history, 20th century, Chiang, kai-shek, 1887-1975, Taiwan, history, Biography, History, New York Times reviewed, China, history, China, biography
Places: Taiwan, China
People: Kai-shek Chiang (1887-1975), May-ling Soong Chiang (1897-2003)
Time periods: 1945-, Republic, 1912-1949
LC classification: DS777.488.C515 P35 2009