Uncertain Partners: Stalin, Mao, and the Korean War

by John W. Lewis, Sergei Goncharov, Litai Xue

Book Overview

Uncertain partners tells for the first time the inside story of the creation of the Sino-Soviet alliance and the origins of the Korean War. Using major new documentary sources, including cables and letters between Mao Zedong and Stalin, and interviews with key Russian, Chinese, and Korean participants, the book focuses on the domestic and foreign policy decision-making in all three countries from 1945 through October 1950.

The authors examine...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804725217
• ISBN13: 9780804725217
• Release Date: February 1995
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 412 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"