The Secret War for China: Espionage, Revolution and the Rise of Mao PDF
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Panagiotis Dimitrakis holds a doctorate inWar Studies from King’s College London, and is an expert on intelligence and military history. He is the author of The Secret War in Afghanistan: The Soviet Union, China and Anglo-American Intelligence in the Afghan War (I.B.Tauris, 2013), and Secrets and Lies in Vietnam: Spies, Intelligence and Covert Operations in the Vietnam Wars (I.B.Tauris, 2016). ‘Aremarkableportraitofintelligence,espionageandcovertaction.This highly readable account illuminates an important new aspect of both Chinese history and international history.’ Professor Richard J. Aldrich, University of Warwick ‘The author draws on a wide range of sources to paint a fascinating pictureoftheshadowyactivitiesandcolourfulcharactersthatcompeting Chinesefactions,WesternpowersandJapanundertookintheirattempts to control China over the first half of the twentieth century.’ Professor Harold Tanner, University of North Texas ‘In his new book, Panagiotis Dimitrakis provides us with a remarkable pieceofresearchintotheshadowyworldofespionageandintelligencein Chinaforalmostthewholeofthetwentiethcentury.Hehasbroughtto lightakindofparallelhistory,onethatfillsinmanyoftheblanksofthe moreconventionalaccountsofChina,beginningwiththeRevolutionof 1911 and continuing to the rise of Mao and his seizure of power.’ Richard Bernstein, the first Beijing bureau chief for Time and author of China 1945: Mao’s Revolution and America’s Fateful Choice By the same author, also available from I.B.Tauris: Greece and the English: British Diplomacy and the Kings of Greece Military Intelligence in Cyprus: From the Great War to Middle East Crises Failed Alliances of the Cold War: Britain’s Strategy and Ambitions in Asia and the Middle East The Secret War in Afghanistan: The Soviet Union, China and Anglo-American Intelligence in the Afghan War Secrets and Lies in Vietnam: Spies, Intelligence and Covert Operations in the Vietnam Wars THE SECRET WAR FOR CHINA Espionage, Revolution and the Rise of Mao P D ANAGIOTIS IMITRAKIS I.B. TAURIS Bloomsbury Publishing Plc 50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP, UK 1385 Broadway, New York, NY 10018, USA BLOOMSBURY, I.B. TAURIS and the I.B. Tauris logo are trademarks of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc First published in Great Britain 2017 Paperback edition published 2020 Copyright © Panagiotis Dimitrakis, 2017 Panagiotis Dimitrakis has asserted their right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, to be identifi ed as Author of this work. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from the publishers. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc does not have any control over, or responsibility for, any third-party websites referred to or in this book. All internet addresses given in this book were correct at the time of going to press. The author and publisher regret any inconvenience caused if addresses have changed or sites have ceased to exist, but can accept no responsibility for any such changes. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. A catalog record of this book is available from the Library of Congress. ISBN: HB: 978-1-7845-3903-0 PB: 978-0-7556-0110-3 ePDF: 978-1-7867-3271-2 eBook: 978-1-7867-2271-3 International Library of Twentieth Century History 103 Typeset in Garamond Three by OKS Prepress Services, Chennai, India To fi nd out more about our authors and books visit www.bloomsbury.com and sign up for our newsletters. To Giannis and Eleni
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