Review: China: The U.S. Crusade in China, 1938–1945
| DOI | 10.1177/002070207903400412 |
| Published date | 01 December 1979 |
| Author | Kim Richard Nossal |
| Date | 01 December 1979 |
| Subject Matter | Review |
724
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL
In
the
intervening
five
sections
and
fifteen
papers,
the
most
useful
for those
interested
in
international
relations
is
section
vi,
'Chill
and
Thaw,' in
which
three
essays
analyse
relations
between
the
two
coun-
tries
since
the
end of
the war.
Yung
H.
Park's
chapter
on
'The
Roots
of
Detente'
in
particular
is
one
of
the
most
useful
summaries
of
this
theme
I
have
read.
Many
of
the
other
chapters
are
of
a
highly
specialized
nature.
Themes
are
as
diverse
as
China
in Japanese textbooks, the
Japanese
in-
tervention
in Shantung
in
World
War
I,
various
peace
efforts
during
the
Sino-Japanese
war,
and
the
nature
of
that
conflict
itself
as
well
as
the
question
of
responsibility
for
it.
Despite
its
title,
and
noble
efforts
in
introductory and
concluding
sections,
the
volume
has
less
to
tie
it together
than
many
might
wish.
Nevertheless,
some
chapters
will
be
read
with great interest
and
value
by
students
of
the
history
of these
countries while
others
will
be
valued
by
those
interested
in
their
bilateral relations
during
much
of
this
century.
William
Saywell/University
of
Toronto
THE
U.S.
CRUSADE
IN
CHINA,
1938-1945
Michael
Schaller
New
York:
Columbia
University
Press,
1979,
xiv,
36
4pp,
$14.95
A
fluent
writer
who
has
meticulously
researched
his
subject,
Michael
Schaller
has
provided
us
with
a
useful
and
enjoyable
addition
to
a
burgeoning
literature
on
America's
China
policy
during
the
Second
World
War.
Unlike
other
works
on
the
subject,
however,
which
tend
to
focus
on
a
particular
person
or
group,
Schaller's
sweep
is
broad:
by
look-
ing
at
all
the
key
policy-making
units
and
personalities,
he
gives
us
an
overview
of
the
totality
of
United
States
operations
in China.
Not
only
does
he
re-examine
and
synthesize
the
roles
of
the
White
House,
Stilwell,
Hurley,
and
the
Dixie
Mission,
he
also
introduces
us
to
United
States
covert
operations in
China.
A
chapter
is
devoted
to
the
Sino-American
Cooperative
Organization,
which
was
actively
funded
and supported
by
the
Navy
Department
in
Washington;
SACO
was
engaged
in
the
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