The American Military Mission to China, 1941-1942 : Lend-Lease logistics, politics and the tangles of wartime cooperation /

Grieve, William G., 1937-

The American Military Mission to China, 1941-1942 : Lend-Lease logistics, politics and the tangles of wartime cooperation / William G. Grieve. - Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland and Company, Incorporated, Publishers, (c)2014. - 1 online resource.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Creation of the mission : why AMMISCA was established -- America before the Lend-Lease Program : isolationism and anti-war feelings -- The commanders : the leaders of World War II in Asia -- Culture clash : the historical foundation of Sino-Western relations -- The antecedents of the Burma-to-China supply route -- Early East Asian advisory missions -- Maintenance and repairs on the Burma Road -- The mission's involvement at Rangoon -- Logistics problems on the Burma Road -- The mission's role in the American volunteer Group -- International strategic planning -- The culmination of AMMISCA -- Epilogue.

"Here is an overview of America's first effort in military aid to a foreign sovereign nation at a time when Europe was engaged in open warfare and Asia was undergoing a series of military confrontations"--



9781476612904


United States. Military Mission to China --History.


Lend-lease operations (1941-1945)
International cooperation--History--20th century.
Military assistance, American--History--China--20th century.
World War, 1939-1945--Diplomatic history.


Electronic Books.

D753 / .A447 2014