Translation of La conquête de la Chine par Mao Tsé-tung, 1945- 1949.
Bibliographical footnotes.
1945: The adversaries move into position -- 1946: the Marshall mission, its failure, and the period of nationalist successes -- 1947: the communists restore the situation and take the offensive -- 1948: the decisive year -- 1949: the end of the conquest -- The roots of Mao's victory