The Generalissimo: Chiang Kai-shek and the Struggle for Modern China

One Of The Most Momentous Stories Of The Last Century Is China's Rise From A Self-satisfied, Anti-modern, Decaying Society Into A Global Power That Promises To One Day Rival The United States. Chiang Kai-shek, An Autocratic, Larger-than-life Figure, Dominates This Story. Drawing Heavily On Chinese Sources Including Chiang's Diaries, The Generalissimo Provides The Most Lively, Sweeping, And Objective Biography Yet Of A Man Whose Length Of Uninterrupted, Active Engagement At The Highest Levels In The March Of History Is Excelled By Few, If Any, In Modern History.