"With this important work, John W. Garver...has filled a fifty-year
gap in the literature on foreign relations during the Second World
War....As the first author, writing in English, who has extensively
worked with Chinese sources, Garver brings a fresh perspective to
the historical study of the war-time relations between the Chinese
and the Russians. The book will be must reading for professional
historians and students of diplomacy."--History: Reviews of
New Books
"A superb study on a subject of unusual importance."--Journal of
Asian Studies
"Deserves high praise for originality and scholarly
impartiality....Garver weaves the tale masterfully....Garver has
opened wide a window to the West on the internal maze of modern
Chinese politics and diplomacy."--The Historian
"Highly recommended to anyone with an interest in twentieth-century
Chinese history."--Journal of International Affairs
"This welcome contribution enhances our understanding of a
momentous era in Chinese-Soviet relations....[It] provides
historical insights and suggests several themes of contemporary
interest."--Asian Affairs: An American Review
"With this important work, John W. Garver...has filled a fifty-year
gap in the literature on foreign relations during the Second World
War....As the first author, writing in English, who has extensively
worked with Chinese sources, Garver brings a fresh perspective to
the historical study of the war-time relations between the Chinese
and the Russians. The book will be must reading for professional
historians and students of diplomacy."--History: Reviews of
New Books
"A superb study on a subject of unusual importance."--Journal of
Asian Studies
"Deserves high praise for originality and scholarly
impartiality....Garver weaves the tale masterfully....Garver has
opened wide a window to the West on the internal maze of modern
Chinese politics and diplomacy."--The Historian
"Highly recommended to anyone with an interest in twentieth-century
Chinese history."--Journal of International Affairs
"This welcome contribution enhances our understanding of a
momentous era in Chinese-Soviet relations....[It] provides
historical insights and suggests several themes of contemporary
interest."--Asian Affairs: An American Review
"A singular and ambitious contribution."--International History
Review
"An insightful and informative account of the maneuverings of
Stalin, Chiang Kai-shek, and Mao Zedong as they sought to serve the
interests of their nations according to their own individual
perceptions....Garver provides the reader with a unique opportunity
to understand both Chinese Nationalist and Communist perspectives
regarding Soviet intentions....Highly recommended. A must for the
scholar and the student in the field."--Choice
"Garver's book is the authoritative study on this period of
Sino-Soviet relations and a major contribution to the history of
Chinese foreign relations. A model of scholarship, rich in
fascinating detail and bristling with provocative interpretations,
it transforms our understanding of a hitherto murky era. More than
that, it is simply the best book we now have on any period of
Chinese-Soviet relations."--Steven I. Levine, The American
University
"Garver has exploited a rich new vein of Chinese-language source
materials, including notably official documents, memoirs, and
scholarly accounts. The result is a fresh and in-depth treatment of
wartime Chinese policy."--Michael H. Hunt, University of North
Carolina, Chapel Hill
"Dr. Garver's multiarchival and meticulous research brilliantly
illuminates previously dark passages in Nationalist China's
relations with the Soviet Union. Wholly objective and
dispassionate, he offers shrewd insight into the diplomatic record
of an obscure but important period in Sino-Soviet
relations."--Allen S. Whiting, University of Arizona
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