{"product_id":"war-wings-the-united-states-and-chinese-military-aviation-1929-1949-9780313320040","title":"War Wings: The United States and Chinese Military Aviation, 1929-1949","description":"\u003cp\u003eBased on extensive research in China, the United States, and Great Britain, this book is the first comprehensive survey of the aviation aspect of Sino-American relations during the Chinese republican period. Xu reveals new information about the important U.S. role in assisting the birth and development of both military and civil aviation in China. Analyzing the significance of air power in both its military and political contexts, Xu argues that the Nationalist Air Force considerably strengthened the Nationalist government's political and military positions without changing its existent power structure and temperament. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe study also examines the role air power played in the violent partisan and patriotic power struggles within China, which illustrates how deeply China's military modernization became intertwined with competing foreign interests. Xu's discussion of the arms trading policies of various foreign powers prior to the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War of the 1930s is particularly insightful and revealing. Although America's contribution to the establishment of Chinese aviation was at times undertaken with hesitation, U.S. assistance would ultimately change the balance of power in East Asia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Guangqiu Xu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313320040\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2002 pg. 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGUANGQIU XU is Associate Professor of History at Iowa Wesleyan College. He has published numerous articles in journals such as \u003ci\u003eModern Asian Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Journal of Contemporary History\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Journal of Asian History\u003c\/i\u003e. He is currently working on another book on the U.S. Congress and its China policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40924483846259,"sku":"9.78031E+12","price":221.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_9783982f-a448-4e2c-b5c3-dff0006b17c6.jpg?v=1692191026","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/war-wings-the-united-states-and-chinese-military-aviation-1929-1949-9780313320040","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}