| ID | 153766 |
| Title Proper | Ghost guerrillas |
| Other Title Information | the CIA and tiger General Li Zongren’s Third Force during the early Cold War |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Jeans, Roger B |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | After a protracted struggle, in 1949 the Chinese Communists defeated Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist armies and took control of the mainland. After the possibility of recognition of the new regime was dashed by Communist mistreatment of American diplomats and other U.S. citizens, the U.S. government adopted a strong anticommunist position. Disgusted with Chiang and his Chinese Nationalist Party, it also turned its back on its wartime ally. Thus opposed to both Communists and Nationalists even before the final Communist victory, it launched a search for viable “third forces” (neither Communist nor Nationalist) it could support instead. Far from an “abstraction,” this quest constituted a powerful theme in the approaches of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and State Department to China during the early 1950s. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Military History Vol. 81, No.2; Apr 2017: p.491-512 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Military History 2017-06 81, 2 |
| Key Words | Guerrillas ; CIA ; United States ; Chiang Kai-shek ; Chinese Communists ; Chinese Nationalist Party ; American Diplomats ; Cold War ; Li Zongren |