Chiang Kai-Shek
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An in-depth biography of the towering 20th-century Chinese military and political figure who led the government, first on the mainland and then in exile in Taiwan, from the acclaimed New Yorker correspondent who lived in China when he was head of state.
In 1911, 24-year-old Chiang Kai-shek was an obscure Chinese student completing his military training in Japan, the only country in the Far East with a modern army. By 1928, the soldier who no one believed would ever amount to anything had achieved world fame as the leader who broke with Russia and released the newly formed Republic of China from Communist control.
Emily Hahn's eye-opening book examines Chiang's friendship with revolutionary Sun Yat-sen and chronicles his marriage to the glamorous, American-educated Soong May-ling, who converted him to Christianity and helped him enact social reforms.
As the leader of the Nationalist Party, Chiang led China for over two decades: from 1927 through the Japanese invasion, World War II, and the civil war that ended with a Communist victory in 1949. After defeat, he retreated with his government to Taiwan, where he continued to lead as president of the exiled Republic of China until his death in 1975. Famous for forging a new nation out of the chaos of warlordism, he was an Allied leader during the Second World War only to end up scorned as an unenlightened dictator at the end of his life.
Casting a critical eye on Sino-American relations, Hahn sheds new light on this complex leader who was one of the most important global political figures of the last century.
©1955 Emily Hahn Boxer; Extracts from The Stilwell Papers, by Joseph W. Stilwell, copyright 1948, by Winifred A. Stilwell, reprinted by permission of William Sloane Associates, Inc.; This edition published 2015 by Open Road Integrated Media, Inc. (P)2015 Audible, Inc.Los oyentes también disfrutaron...
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good book, well narrated
- De W. F. Rucker en 02-07-09
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The War That Ended Peace
- The Road to 1914
- De: Margaret MacMillan
- Narrado por: Richard Burnip
- Duración: 31 h y 58 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 990
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 894
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 883
From the best-selling and award-winning author of Paris 1919 comes a masterpiece of narrative nonfiction, a fascinating portrait of Europe from 1900 up to the outbreak of World War I.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Detailed review of 1882 to 1914
- De smarmer en 04-06-14
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The China Mission
- De: Daniel Kurtz-Phelan
- Narrado por: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Duración: 13 h y 59 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 417
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 371
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 368
As World War II came to an end, General George Marshall was renowned as the architect of Allied victory. Set to retire, he instead accepted what he thought was a final mission - this time not to win a war, but to stop one. Across the Pacific, conflict between Chinese Nationalists and Communists threatened to suck in the United States and escalate into revolution. His assignment was to broker a peace, build a Chinese democracy, and prevent a Communist takeover, all while staving off World War III.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Previously Untold Story of a Failed Mission
- De Jonathan Love en 05-29-18
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Troublesome Young Men
- The Rebels Who Brought Churchill to Power and Helped Save England
- De: Lynne Olson
- Narrado por: Dennis Kleinman
- Duración: 14 h y 42 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 128
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 114
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 113
On May 7, 1940, the House of Commons began perhaps the most crucial debate in British parliamentary history. On its outcome hung the future of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's government and also of Britain - indeed, perhaps, the world. Troublesome Young Men is Lynne Olson's fascinating account of how a small group of rebellious Tory MPs defied the Chamberlain government's defeatist policies that aimed to appease Europe's tyrants and eventually forced the prime minister's resignation.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Spectacular Narrative History Book
- De Nostromo en 11-30-18
De: Lynne Olson
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Adolf Hitler
- De: John Toland
- Narrado por: Ralph Cosham
- Duración: 44 h y 42 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 940
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 831
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 832
Based on previously unpublished documents, diaries, notes, photographs, and dramatic interviews with Hitler's colleagues and associates, this is the definitive biography of one of the most despised yet fascinating figures of the 20th century. Painstakingly documented, it is a work that will not soon be forgotten.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Strange Person
- De Mark en 11-25-14
De: John Toland
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The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Volume I: Visions of Glory 1874-1932
- De: William Manchester
- Narrado por: Frederick Davidson
- Duración: 41 h y 19 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,654
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,152
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 2,146
Winston Churchill is perhaps the most important political figure of the 20th century. His great oratory and leadership during the Second World War were only part of his huge breadth of experience and achievement. Studying his life is a fascinating way to imbibe the history of his era and gain insight into key events that have shaped our time.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Superb - Review of Both Volume I & Volume II
- De Wolfpacker en 01-23-09
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Indian Summer
- The Secret History of the End of an Empire
- De: Alex von Tunzelmann
- Narrado por: Nicola Barber
- Duración: 15 h y 20 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 201
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 169
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 170
At the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947, the British Empire withdrew from India, igniting the exhilaration and turmoil of a newly free society. In this vivid, atmospheric popular history, Alex von Tunzelmann chronicles these times through the most prominent figures.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Such an interesting piece of History made easy
- De Diego en 01-23-12
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Churchill
- Walking with Destiny
- De: Andrew Roberts
- Narrado por: Stephen Thorne
- Duración: 50 h y 28 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 4,494
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 3,991
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 3,974
When we seek an example of great leaders with unalloyed courage, the person who comes to mind is Winston Churchill: the iconic, visionary war leader immune from the consensus of the day, who stood firmly for his beliefs when everyone doubted him. But how did young Winston become Churchill? What gave him the strength to take on the superior force of Nazi Germany when bombs rained on London and so many others had caved? In this landmark biography of Winston Churchill based on extensive new material, the true genius of the man, statesman, and leader can finally be fully understood.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Superb Biography
- De Jean en 03-03-19
De: Andrew Roberts
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Gandhi & Churchill
- De: Arthur Herman
- Narrado por: John Curless
- Duración: 29 h y 19 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 748
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 513
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 516
In this fast-paced epic, best-selling historian and master storyteller Arthur Herman spotlights two giants of the 20th century. Gandhi & Churchill shows how their 40-year rivalry revolutionized India and the British Empire, paving the way for a new era. Gandhi championed India's independence, Churchill the British Empire.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A motif that works well
- De Maine Dave en 11-30-09
De: Arthur Herman
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Lioness
- Golda Meir and the Nation of Israel
- De: Francine Klagsbrun
- Narrado por: Jo Anna Perrin
- Duración: 32 h y 12 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 209
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 182
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 183
Golda Meir was a world figure unlike any other. Born in tsarist Russia in 1898, she immigrated to America in 1906 and grew up in Milwaukee, where from her earliest years she displayed the political consciousness and organizational skills that would eventually catapult her into the inner circles of Israel's founding generation. Moving to mandatory Palestine in 1921 with her husband, the passionate socialist joined a kibbutz but soon left and was hired at a public works office by the man who would become the great love of her life.
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1 out of 5 stars
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The persistent mispronunciations of Hebrew and Yiddish words ruined this performance
- De YH-O en 12-30-18
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Darkest Hour
- How Churchill Brought England Back from the Brink
- De: Anthony McCarten
- Narrado por: John Lee
- Duración: 6 h y 34 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 975
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 857
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 854
May 1940. Britain is at war, Winston Churchill has unexpectedly been promoted to prime minister, and the horrors of Blitzkrieg witness one Western European democracy fall after another in rapid succession. Facing this horror, with pen in hand and typist-secretary at the ready, Churchill wonders what words could capture the public mood when the invasion of Britain seems mere hours away. It is this fascinating period that Anthony McCarten captures in this deeply researched and wonderfully written new book, The Darkest Hour.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Gripping
- De Jean en 12-06-17
De: Anthony McCarten
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The Balfour Declaration
- The Origins of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
- De: Jonathan Schneer
- Narrado por: Nicholas Guy Smith
- Duración: 18 h y 30 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 62
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 58
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 58
Issued in London in 1917, the Balfour Declaration was one of the key documents of the 20th century. It committed Britain to supporting the establishment in Palestine of "a National Home for the Jewish people", and its reverberations continue to be felt to this day. Now the entire fascinating story of the document is revealed in this impressive work of modern history.
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3 out of 5 stars
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From the Zionist Point of View
- De Sam Peter en 10-11-19
De: Jonathan Schneer
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Thirteen Days in September
- Carter, Begin, and Sadat at Camp David
- De: Lawrence Wright
- Narrado por: Mark Bramhall, Lawrence Wright
- Duración: 11 h y 55 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 323
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 292
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 292
A gripping day-by-day account of the 1978 Camp David conference, when President Jimmy Carter persuaded Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian president Anwar Sadat to sign the first peace treaty in the modern Middle East, one which endures to this day.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Lessons in Negotiation
- De David en 06-18-15
De: Lawrence Wright
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Japan 1941
- Countdown to Infamy
- De: Eri Hotta
- Narrado por: Laural Merlington
- Duración: 13 h y 16 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 332
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 293
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 293
When Japan attacked the United States in 1941, argues Eri Hotta, its leaders, in large part, understood they were entering a conflict they were bound to lose. Availing herself of rarely consulted material, Hotta poses essential questions overlooked by historians in the seventy years since: Why did these men - military men, civilian politicians, diplomats, the emperor - put their country and its citizens in harm's way? Why did they make a decision that was doomed from the start?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Japanese viewpoint
- De Jean en 01-01-14
De: Eri Hotta
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De Gaulle
- De: Julian Jackson
- Narrado por: James Adams
- Duración: 41 h y 35 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 174
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 150
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 148
In a definitive biography of the mythic general who refused to accept Nazi domination of France, Julian Jackson captures this titanic figure as never before. Drawing on unpublished letters, memoirs, and resources of the recently opened de Gaulle archive, he reveals how this volatile visionary put a broken France back at the center of world affairs.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Extremely British approach to de Gaulle
- De Keith en 05-31-19
De: Julian Jackson
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The Collapse of the Third Republic
- An Inquiry into the Fall of France in 1940
- De: William L. Shirer
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
- Duración: 48 h y 10 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 679
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 579
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 577
As an international war correspondent and radio commentator, William L. Shirer didn't just research the fall of France. He was there. In just six weeks, he watched the Third Reich topple one of the world's oldest military powers - and institute a rule of terror and paranoia. Based on in-person conversation with the leaders, diplomats, generals, and ordinary citizens who both shaped the events of this time and lived through them on a daily basis, Shirer shapes a compelling account of historical events - without losing sight of the personal experience.
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4 out of 5 stars
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So much information
- De Daniel L Carmony en 05-14-19
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The Maisky Diaries
- Red Ambassador to the Court of St James's, 1932-1943
- De: Gabriel Gorodetsky
- Narrado por: John Lee
- Duración: 24 h y 58 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 57
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 52
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 51
The terror and purges of Stalin's Russia in the 1930s discouraged Soviet officials from leaving documentary records, let alone keeping personal diaries. A remarkable exception is the unique diary assiduously kept by Ivan Maisky, the Soviet ambassador to London between 1932 and 1943. This selection from Maisky's diary grippingly documents Britain's drift to war during the 1930s, appeasement in the Munich era, negotiations leading to the signature of the Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Informative look at the Soviet perspective
- De Mike From Mesa en 03-17-16
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The Conquerors
- Roosevelt, Truman, and the Destruction of Hitler's Germany, 1941-1945
- De: Michael Beschloss
- Narrado por: Michael Beschloss
- Duración: 6 h y 22 m
- Versión resumida
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General4 out of 5 stars 126
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 57
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 57
From Michael Beschloss, one of America's most respected historians, The Conquerors reveals one of the most important stories of World War II. As Allied soldiers fought the Nazis, Franklin Roosevelt and, later, Harry Truman fought in private with Churchill and Stalin over how to ensure that Germany could never threaten the world again.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Poor narration
- De Gary Bradt en 02-01-03
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Chiang Kai-Shek
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Total5 out of 5 stars
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Ejecución5 out of 5 stars
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Historia5 out of 5 stars
- Joe
- 02-29-20
well done
This was very well written. The story fits in very well with other books written about this time period I have read previously. The written, while clearly not opposed to Shek also does admit the shortcomings he had. The narrator did a great job as well.
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Total1 out of 5 stars
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Ejecución1 out of 5 stars
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Historia1 out of 5 stars
- oscar morante
- 07-12-17
Oversimplified, Unrealistic, More Like a promo
This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?
Very oversimplified narrative. Chiang is presented as a person of noble intents, with his nation as his main reason to exist, and that does everything to protect and bring justice and prosperity.
I have read a good bit about Chiang in other highly well source books. Also, politicians, and political circumstances are not that simple.
I should have researched the author before getting the book. She was in with the "China Lobby" to begin with.
Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Emily Woo Zeller?
The reading of the book is very good. Great narrator.
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