{"product_id":"the-china-mission-george-marshalls-unfinished-war-1945-1947-0393356868","title":"The China Mission: George Marshall's Unfinished War, 1945-1947","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0393356868\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kurtz-Phelan, Daniel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn Economist Best Book of 2018New York Times Book Review Editors PickGripping [and] splendid. An enormous contribution to our understanding of Marshall.-Washington PostAt the end of World War II, General George Marshall took on what he thought was a final mission-this time not to win a war, but to stop one. In China, conflict between Communists and Nationalists threatened to suck in the United States and escalate into revolution. Marshalls charge was to cross the Pacific, broker a peace, and prevent a Communist takeover, all while staving off World War III. At first, the results seemed miraculous. But as they started to come apart, Marshall was faced with a wrenching choice-one that would alter the course of the Cold War, define the US-China relationship, and spark one of the darkest-ever turns in American political life.The China Mission offers a gripping, close-up view of the central figures of the time-from Marshall, Mao, and Chiang Kai-shek to Eisenhower, Truman, and MacArthur-as they stood face-to-face and struggled to make history, with consequences and lessons that echo today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51856281534752,"sku":"NEW0393356868","price":14.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/71vBdBQYKmL.jpg?v=1781548787","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/the-china-mission-george-marshalls-unfinished-war-1945-1947-0393356868","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}