Alexander V. Pantsov is a professor of history and holds the Edward and Mary Catharine Gerhold Chair in the Humanities at Capital University. He lives in Westerville, OH.
“A long overdue reappraisal of the life of the Chinese
leader.”—Francis Sempa, New York Journal of Books
“A refreshing reappraisal of a man who was neither the corrupt
fascist of standard historiography nor the tragic hero of more
recent positive reassessments.”—Sheila Miyosh Jager, History Today,
“Books of the Year 2023”
“Drawing on Russian archival materials as well as his expertise on
Chinese Communism, Pantsov offers a new and unique assessment of
Chiang Kai-shek’s complex character.”—Chen Yungfa, author of Making
Revolution: The Communist Movement in Eastern and Central China,
1937–1945
“History dealt Chiang Kai-shek a cruel hand and to date,
historians have been no kinder. However, recently opened archives
and personal papers offer fresh insights into Chiang’s life. Be
prepared for surprises in this gripping, masterful account of the
life and times of a flawed but heroic figure.”—John Fitzgerald,
Swinburne University, Melbourne
“Alexander Pantsov brings his finely honed narrative and research
skills to bear on the life of Chiang Kai-shek. No one interested in
where today’s China came from can afford to miss this book.”—Hans
van de Ven, Cambridge University
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