Thunder Out Of China
by White, Theodore H. And Jacoby, Annalee
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Newport, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, USA: William Sloane Associates, 1946. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7? - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback 1946 Hardcover BCE Book in Very Good Condition. No dust jacket. Reddish-brown full cloth binding w/gilt titles to spine, not very bright; clean and unmarked with lower front corner bumped, spine head and heel cloth lightly compressed. Square, tight and solid. Red and white maps on endpapers. Interior is clean, unmarked, untorn, pages toned. Nice clean, solid volume. A partial story of the China War-only a Chinese can write the true history of this people. The story of the China war is a story of Chiang K'ai-shek, a man who misunderstood the war. When Chiang tried to fight the Japanese and preserve the old fabric at the same time, he was not only unable to defeat the Japanese but was powerless to preserve his own authority. This is that story. 331 pages. 8.5 x 5.75 inches. 1946, William Sloane Associates, New York, New York, USA
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- Bookseller
- The Parnassus BookShop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 027729
- Title
- Thunder Out Of China
- Author
- White, Theodore H. And Jacoby, Annalee
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
- Publisher
- William Sloane Associates
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, USA
- Date Published
- 1946
- Size
- 8vo - over 7? - 9?" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- HISTORY, CHINA CHINA, WAR CHIANG K'AI-SHEK JAPANESE-CHINESE STILWELL CRISIS
- Bookseller catalogs
- History. China;
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