In 1937, the Nationalists under Chiang Kaishek were leading the
Chinese war effort against Japan and were lauded in the West for
their efforts to transform China into an independent and modern
nation; yet this image was quickly tarnished. The Nationalists were
soon denounced as militarily incompetent, corrupt, and
antidemocratic and Chiang Kaishek, the same. In this book, van de
Ven investigates the myths and truths of Nationalist resistance
including issues such as: the role of the US in East Asia during
the Second World War the achievements of Chiang Kaishek as
Nationalist leader the respective contributions of the Nationalists
and the Communists to the defeat of Japan the consequences of the
Europe First strategy for Asia. War and Nationalism in China offers
a major new interpretation of the Chinese Nationalists, placing
their war of resistance against Japan in the context of their
prolonged efforts to establish control over their own country and
providing a critical reassessment of Allied Warfare in the region.
This groundbreaking volume will interest students and researchers
of Chinese History and Warfare.
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