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Book Reviews of The China Mirage: The Hidden History of American Disaster in Asia

The China Mirage: The Hidden History of  American Disaster in Asia
The China Mirage The Hidden History of American Disaster in Asia
Author: James Bradley
ISBN-13: 9780316196673
ISBN-10: 0316196673
Publication Date: 10/21/2014
Pages: 400
Rating:
  • Currently 4.3/5 Stars.
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4.3 stars, based on 2 ratings
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Book Type: Hardcover
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buzzby avatar reviewed The China Mirage: The Hidden History of American Disaster in Asia on + 6062 more book reviews
Pretty good, I read the whole thing (an accomplishment since the onset of late-life ADHD). You could tell rather quickly if the new character introduced was going to be a hero or a villain 2 sentences into the mini-biography. It was mostly about China and the FDR era, very manichean view of that era. FDR comes off a little like the current president. There's a lot about the Soong family (TV and the 3 sisters) that propped up the Nationalist Regime. There was more quoting from the ignorant Americans than information on the conditions in China, though. Periodic maps helped.
buzzby avatar reviewed The China Mirage: The Hidden History of American Disaster in Asia on + 6062 more book reviews
Good book, but rather irritating; he kept referring to people with little nicknames (most of which were used at the time, apparently), like Southern Methodist Chiang, Frankfurter's Hot Dogs, the Washington Warriors, and the First Wise Man. None of them meant to be complimentary.