"China, 1945-1948: Making Hard Choices"
Book Chapter, Dealing with Dictators: Dilemmas of U.S. Diplomacy and Intelligence Analysis, 1945-1990, pages 14-47
February 2007
Author: Ernest R. May, Former Faculty Affiliate, International Security Program
Belfer Center Programs or Projects: International Security
"Two years after World War II, the United States faced the possibility of becoming involved in a civil war in China...."
Other Chapters in Dealing with Dictators: Dilemmas of U.S. Diplomacy and Intelligence Analysis, 1945-1990:
- Introduction: Seven Tenets
- The Congo, 1960-1963: Weighing Worst Choices
- Iraq, 1988-1990: Unexpectedly Heading toward War
- Learning from the Cases
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