A force so swift Mao, Truman, and the birth of modern China, 1949 [First edition] 9780307887238, 9780307887252, 1949919501, 0307887235

A Military History of Modern China, 1924-1949 [First ed.]

This history of modern China under the regime of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek traces the development of military and po

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A China depois de Mao

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Birth of the Motion Picture [First Edition] 0810928744, 9780810928749

The story of the birth of the cinema begins in a Parisian theater in 1895 when a street scene of horses and carriages su

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RAF: The Birth of the World's First Air Force 9780393652307, 9780393652291

"Packed with drama, both military and political.... It will surely prove definitive." —Lewis Jones, Daily Tele

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Birth of the Geopolitical Age: Global Frontiers and the Making of Modern China 9781503636859

From the 1850s until the mid-twentieth century, a period marked by global conflicts and anxiety about dwindling resource

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China Under Mao 9780674058156

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China since Mao 0853454752

There has been a veritable leap backward." With these words Charles Bettelheim, former chairman of the Franco-Chine

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Miscellany of Mao Tse-tung (1949-1968) Parts 1-2

Selected items from two Chinese-language volumes, Mao Tse-tung _Ssu-hsiang Wan-sui_ (Long Live Mao Tse-tung Thought), to

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The Myth of Mao Zedong and Modern Insurgency 3319775707, 9783319775708

Tackling one of the most prevalent myths about insurgencies, this book examines and rebuts the popular belief that Mao Z

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Rail, Steam, and Speed: The ''Rocket'' and the Birth of Steam Locomotion [First Edition Thus] 0231134746

From October 6 through 14, 1829, a competition was held in Rainhill to find a locomotive that could maintain a speed of

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