Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Acknowledgments viii
5. Timeline of Chiang Kai-shek’s Career x
6. Introduction 1
7. 1 National Unifcation during the 1930s 24
8. 2 Chiang’s Response to the Marco Polo Bridge Incident 53
9. 3 A Failed Reconciliation: Proposals to Merge the GMD and the CCP 75
10. 4 Te Stilwell Afair 99
11. 5 “Drinking Icy Water in Winter”: Deciding on War in 1946 129
12. 6 Diplomat-in-Chief: Visits to the Philippines and Korea in 1949 161
13. 7 “I Shall Rise Again”: Return to the Presidency in 1950 189
14. Conclusion: Assessment of Chiang Kai-shek 213
15. Appendix 1 Te Republic of China, 1911–54 230
16. Appendix 2 China’s Government Structure and Political System, 1927–49 234
17. Appendix 3 Biographical Sketches 238
18. Selected Bibliography 258
19. Contributors 264
20. Index 267