Stalin, Japan, and the Struggle for Supremacy over China, 1894–1945 9781000832204, 9781032066738, 9781032066769, 1000832201

Stalin was a master of deception, disinformation, and camouflage, by means of which he gained supremacy over China and d

149 66 5MB

English Pages 647 Year 2022

Stalin, Japan, and the Struggle for Supremacy over China, 1894–1945
9781000832204, 9781032066738, 9781032066769, 1000832201

For much of recorded history, China was a leading science and technology power. But just as the West rose, China turned

446 79 3MB Read more

201 22 2MB Read more

Oman today is a rapidly modernizing and peaceful country on the fringes of a region in turmoil. It does, however, have a

202 70 2MB Read more

Patrick Galbraith examines Japanese “otaku,” their relationships with fictional girl characters, the Japanese public

254 49 9MB Read more

Why did the medieval Church bless William of Normandy's invasion of Christian England in 1066 and authorize cultura

606 62 7MB Read more

Since 1979, few rivalries have affected Middle Eastern politics as much as the rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran. Ho

403 111 1MB Read more

For four decades Saudi Arabia and Iran have vied for influence in the Muslim world. At the heart of this ongoing Cold Wa

1,409 144 29MB Read more

The Cold War division of Europe was not inevitable--the acclaimed author of Stalin's Genocides shows how postwar Eu

512 28 29MB Read more

Lord Lytton, the author of the League of Nations report on the Manchurian Crisis of 1931-1933, wrote: 'if only it w

209 80 501KB Read more

The Cold War division of Europe was not inevitable―the acclaimed author of Stalin’s Genocides shows how postwar European

939 103 23MB Read more