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"China, 1945-1948: Making Hard Choices"

"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:

 

For Academic Citation:

May, Ernest R. with assistance from Kirsten Lundberg and Robert D. Johnson. "China, 1945-1948: Making Hard Choices." Chap. 1 in Dealing with Dictators: Dilemmas of U.S. Diplomacy and Intelligence Analysis, 1945-1990. Cambridge, Mass.: The MIT Press, February 2007.

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