Tanner, a professor at the University of North Texas, provides a well-organized and excellently researched work on one of the civil war's crucial battles at the city of Siping in 1946. This case study of decisive battles is important not only for students of Chinese society and history but also for general military history scholars.
H-War
Steeping himself ... Read morein the extensive Chinese-language literature on the battle for Manchuria that has become available over the past quarter century, Tanner makes a notable and accessible contribution to understanding of the struggle for control of what both sides correctly viewed as perhaps the key region in the complicated chessboard of conflict. . . . This fine book belongs in both libraries and history classrooms.
The China Quarterly
In short, Tanner's book raises the military and political history of the crucial battles fought in Manchuria in 1946 to a new level. For understanding the military complexities of the civil war and the swings back and forth on and off the battlefield, it is strongly recommended.
American Historical Review
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