The Escalation of Hostilities in Manchuria, 1945-47: A Study of Strategic Realities and Normative Guidelines in Military Conflict in the Context of the Chinese Civil War
This dissertation is a revisionist study of the early stages of the Chinese Civil War with a focus on the conflict in the Manchurian theatre. The military operations in Manchuria during the late 1940s were pivotal to the outcome of the Chinese Civil War, which in turn determined the political landscape of contemporary China. Clarifying the strategies employed by both sides, this study advances bey
