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The CIA and third force movements in China during the early Cold War : the great American dream / / Roger B. Jeans



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Autore: Jeans Roger B. Visualizza persona
Titolo: The CIA and third force movements in China during the early Cold War : the great American dream / / Roger B. Jeans Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2018
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Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (308 pages)
Disciplina: 327.73051
Soggetto geografico: United States Foreign relations China
China Foreign relations United States
Nota di contenuto: Introduction : the CIA and the Chinese Third Force during the early 1950s -- The collapse of the anticommunist resistance in China and the CIA's launch of a Third Force, 1949-1950 -- Quest for a Third Force during the Korean War, 1950-1953 -- The creation of a Third Force committee in Hong Kong, 1950-1952 -- The political wing of the Third Force : the fighting league for Chinese freedom and democracy -- The creation of a Third Force "army" in Japan, Okinawa, and Saipan -- CIA debacle : the Downey-Fecteau Third Force mission to Manchuria -- Chinese nationalist and communist reactions to the Third Force -- The demise of the Third Forces, 1953-1954 -- Conclusion : why did the CIA's Chinese Third Force project fail? -- Epilogue : "The great American dream" : the CIA and the Vietnamese Third Force in the early 1950s.
Sommario/riassunto: "This study examines the CIA's "third force" strategy--providing support for a third-party alternative over two primary on-the-ground options--in East Asia during the first decade of the Cold War. The author argues that the strategy failed due to a lack of understanding of the historical and cultural contexts of the region"--
Titolo autorizzato: The CIA and third force movements in China during the early Cold War  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-4985-7006-2
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910796217303321
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