The Chinese Civil War 1945-49 (Essential Histories)

About this book

Out of the ashes of Imperial China arose two new contenders to lead a reformed nation; the Chinese Nationalist Party the Kuomintang and the Chinese Communist Party. In 1927 the inevitable clash between these two political parties led to a bitter civil war that would last for 23 years through World War II and into the Cold War period. The brutal struggle finally concluded when Communist forces captured Nanjing capital of the Nationalist Republic of China irrevocably altering the course of Chinas future. Dr. Michael Lynch sheds light on the cruel civil war that ultimately led to the establishment of the Peoples Republic of China.