Chiang Kai-shek : marshal of China / by Sven Hedin; translated from the Swedish by Bernard Norbelie.
| Author/creator | Hedin, Sven Anders |
| Other author | Norbelie, Bernard, 1904- translator. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : John Day Co., [©1940] |
| Description | xiv, 290 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Visiting the Emperor of Japan -- Chiang Kai-shek's years of study in Japan -- The fall of the Manchu dynasty -- The Northern Campaign -- Chiang Kai-shek's mission -- My first meeting with the Marshal -- The Communist revolt -- Manchuria -- The attack on Shanghai, 1932; Armistice -- A visit to the Marshal's headquarters -- China and the border states -- The New Life Movement -- The fiftieth anniversary -- Dramatic days at Sian -- The Marshal's diary from Sian -- The obscurity around the Sian incident -- Japan's road to greatness -- My visit to Japan thirty years ago -- Japan during the last three decades -- The causes of the war -- The outbreak of the war -- The war spreads -- Direct reports on the war in China -- The degeneration of the war -- The Chinese resistance hardens -- China endures the war -- The Marshal speaks -- China's last routes to the outside world -- China's imperial highway through Asia -- The war round Marshal Chiang -- Epilogue. |
| Digital Bookplate | Bookplate for Jack and Mary Spain |
| Acquisitions source | Joyner Rare copy Gift of Jack and Mary Spain, 6/19/2024 |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Hedin, Sven Anders, 1865-1952. Chiang Kai-shek, marshal of China. New York, John Day Co. [©1940] |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Hedin, Sven Anders, 1865-1952. Chiang Kai-shek, marshal of China. New York, John Day Co. [©1940] |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| LCCN | 40035229 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | Rare Collection | DS778.C53 H42 1940 | ✔ Available | Request Material |