John Paton Davies, Jr. (1908-99) was a Foreign Service officer in the U.S. Department of State from 1931 to 1954. He was also the author of Foreign and Other Affairs and Dragon by the Tail: American, British, Japanese, and Russian Encounters with China and One Another. Todd S. Purdum is national editor of Vanity Fair. Bruce Cumings is Gustavus F. and Ann M. Swift Distinguished Service Professor in History and the College at the University of Chicago. He is the author of several books, most recently Dominion from Sea to Sea: Pacific Ascendancy and American Power.
John Paton Davies, Jr. (1908-99) was a Foreign Service officer in the U.S. Department of State from 1931 to 1954. He was also the author of Foreign and Other Affairs and Dragon by the Tail: American, British, Japanese, and Russian Encounters with China and One Another. Todd S. Purdum is national editor of Vanity Fair. Bruce Cumings is Gustavus F. and Ann M. Swift Distinguished Service Professor in History and the College at the University of Chicago. He is the author of several books, most recently Dominion from Sea to Sea: Pacific Ascendancy and American Power.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
John Paton Davies, Jr. (1908-99) was a Foreign Service officer in the U.S. Department of State from 1931 to 1954. He was also the author of Foreign and Other Affairs and Dragon by the Tail: American, British, Japanese, and Russian Encounters with China and One Another. Todd S. Purdum is national editor of Vanity Fair. Bruce Cumings is Gustavus F. and Ann M. Swift Distinguished Service Professor in History and the College at the University of Chicago. He is the author of several books, most recently Dominion from Sea to Sea: Pacific Ascendancy and American Power.
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Foreword —Todd S. Purdum PART I. LEAVING AND RETURNING i The Firing ii From China to America iii My Itinerant Education iv Hankow, the Far East Desk, and Pearl Harbor PART II. ''THIS ASSIGNMENT IS NOT MADE AT YOUR REQUEST NOR FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE'' v To Asia with Stilwell vi A Moment with Mr. Gandhi vii Nehru and ''The Problem'' viii An American in India ix Willkie, Washington, and Vinegar Joe x Among the Naga Headhunters PART III. PUBLIC AND PERSONAL DIPLOMACY xi The Politics of War xii Cairo: With Roosevelt, Churchill, and Chiang xiii The Resurrection of Britain's Empire in Asia May Be Said to Lie Outside the Scope of Our Mission xiv Patricia's Passage to India; A Soong Family Fracas PART IV. THE QUESTION OF CHINA xv Stilwell's Wars xvi The Generalissimo Versus the General xvii Meeting Mao xviii Communists Versus Nationalists Versus Hurley PART V. MOSCOW NIGHTS AND DAYS xix Posted to Moscow xx Hurley's Opening Salvo xxi Postwar Moscow PART VI. AT WAR AT HOME xxii Returning to America, and the China Lobby xxiii Assigned to Kennan's Policy Planning Staff xxiv Working with the National Security Council xxv Revisiting Asia in 1948 xxvi ''The Most Nefarious Campaign of Half-Truths and Untruth in the History of the Republic'' Epilogue —Bruce Cumings Index Acknowledgments Gallery follows page 240
Foreword —Todd S. Purdum PART I. LEAVING AND RETURNING i The Firing ii From China to America iii My Itinerant Education iv Hankow, the Far East Desk, and Pearl Harbor PART II. ''THIS ASSIGNMENT IS NOT MADE AT YOUR REQUEST NOR FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE'' v To Asia with Stilwell vi A Moment with Mr. Gandhi vii Nehru and ''The Problem'' viii An American in India ix Willkie, Washington, and Vinegar Joe x Among the Naga Headhunters PART III. PUBLIC AND PERSONAL DIPLOMACY xi The Politics of War xii Cairo: With Roosevelt, Churchill, and Chiang xiii The Resurrection of Britain's Empire in Asia May Be Said to Lie Outside the Scope of Our Mission xiv Patricia's Passage to India; A Soong Family Fracas PART IV. THE QUESTION OF CHINA xv Stilwell's Wars xvi The Generalissimo Versus the General xvii Meeting Mao xviii Communists Versus Nationalists Versus Hurley PART V. MOSCOW NIGHTS AND DAYS xix Posted to Moscow xx Hurley's Opening Salvo xxi Postwar Moscow PART VI. AT WAR AT HOME xxii Returning to America, and the China Lobby xxiii Assigned to Kennan's Policy Planning Staff xxiv Working with the National Security Council xxv Revisiting Asia in 1948 xxvi ''The Most Nefarious Campaign of Half-Truths and Untruth in the History of the Republic'' Epilogue —Bruce Cumings Index Acknowledgments Gallery follows page 240
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