The title of this book should be The Dalai Lama ‘s Flight from Tibet. It tells the events that happened in Tibet from 13 Feb…
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Tag: History of East Asia
A myth – Dragon Lady: The Life and Legend of the Last Empress of China
As of May 2009, this is still the latest substantial biography on the Empress Dowager. Sterling Seagrave in this very thoroughly researched biography of the…
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Pre-World War 2 – Old Shanghai: Gangsters in Paradise
This is a wonderful history of Shanghai told through interlocking portraits of several Chinese who played prominent roles in Shanghai history from 1900 to 1946.…
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Great book – The Crippled Tree
The Crippled Tree is the first volume of Han Su Yin’s autobiography. Published in 1965, it covers the years 1885 to 1928, beginning with her…
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Excellent biography — Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China
Deng was a giant of a man. Not in size but in stature. He was the man who ensured China grew to be an economic…
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The definitive history of the Pacific war – Hirohito’s War: The Pacific War, 1941-1945
This book has been criticised { rightly} for having some factual mistakes and { unjustifiably} for putting its appendices and maps on a website. These…
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A Gem – The China Mission: George C. Marshall’s Unfinished War, 1945-1947
Despite the heroic efforts of General George C. Marshall and President Truman at the end of World War II, China fell to Communist rule. Why?…
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