Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Contents xiii
4. ONE Stalin, Mao, and the Chinese Civil War, 1945-1948 1
5. TWO Prelude to Negotiations 36
6. THREE The Making of the Alliance 76
7. FOUR End Game 110
8. FIVE The Decision for War in Korea 130
9. SIX China Enters the Korean War 168
10. SEVEN Summing Up 203
11. APPENDIX Documents on the Sino-Soviet Alliance and the Korean War 229
12. NOTES 295
13. References Cited 351
14. Index 381