Mission to Yenan: American Liaison with the Chinese Communists, 1944-1947

Conventional wisdom informs us that "only Nixon could go to China." In fact, in 1944, nearly thirty years before his historic trip, the American military established the first liaison and intelligence-gathering mission with the Chinese Communists in Yenan. Commonly referred to as the Dixie Mission, the detached military unit sent to Yenan was responsible for transmitting weather information, assisting the Communists in their rescue of downed American flyers, and laying the groundwork for an even

Author: Carolle J. Carter
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 04/24/1997
Pages: 296
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.32lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.24w x 0.99d
ISBN: 9780813120157

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