Crisis and Commitment: United States Policy Toward Taiwan, 1950-1955 [Hardcover]

Robert Accinelli (Author)

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Hardcover: 374 pages
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press (January 1996)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0807822590
ISBN-13: 978-0807822593
Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.5 x 1.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,093,825 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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First Sentence:
In a brief four-paragraph statement presented to reporters on 5 January 1950, President Harry Truman announced that the United States would not provide military aid or assistance to safeguard Taiwan. Read the first page

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United States, State Department, Chiang Kai-shek, Security Council, Taiwan Strait, Chinese Communist, Seventh Fleet, Soviet Union, Communist China, Southeast Asia, Far East, General Assembly, Nationalist China, White House, People's Republic, United Nations, Chou En-lai, Foreign Office, Korean War, Formosa Resolution, South Korea, Capitol Hill, Defense Department, Outer Mongolia, Republic of China

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