Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Abbreviations xiii
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. Burmese Nationalism and the Path to Independence 21
7. 2. The Leaky Derelict 40
8. 3. The Trial of the “Burma Surgeon” 63
9. 4. The Kuomintang Embarrassment 83
10. 5. China, Communists, and Other Insurgents 104
11. 6. Changing Course on the Kuomintang 119
12. 7. The Neutrality Conundrum 137
13. 8. The China Border, a “Polite Coup,” and Return to Democratic Government 156
14. 9. The U Nu Interregnum 179
15. 10. Ne Win’s Way to Socialism 197
16. 11. The Relationship Stabilizes 218
17. 12. The Narcotics Era 234
18. 13. Revolt 257
19. 14. The Thaw 288
20. Appendix: US Ambassadors and Chargés d’Affaires Appointed to Burma 321
21. Notes (including archive abbreviations used in the notes) 325
22. Selected Bibliography 387
23. Index 395