Beyond Lend-Lease: The American Military Mission to China, 1941-1945
Beyond Lend-Lease: The American Military Mission to China, 1941-1945
China’s War with Japan began in 1937 with the Marco Polo Bridge Incident near Beijing. While diplomatic and economic means were used to support the Chinese for several years, it was not until the 10th of October 1941 that an American military mission to support Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek (Jiang Jieshi) was established. Brigadier General John […]