Foreword v
Acknowledgments vii
Naval Terms and Acronyms ix
CHAPTER ONE The Two Chinas and the Battle for Control of Offshore Islands 1
CHAPTER TWO President Harry S. Truman’s Decision to Protect Taiwan 19
CHAPTER THREE The First Taiwan Strait Crisis, 1954–1955 37
CHAPTER FOUR The Growing Militarization of the Offshore Islands 59
CHAPTER FIVE The Second Taiwan Strait Crisis, 1958 77
CHAPTER SIX The Possibility of the Use of Atomic Weapons 95
CHAPTER SEVEN Using Taiwan to Undermine the Sino-Soviet Alliance 105
Conclusion: The Offshore Islands’ Strategic Significance during the Cold War 117
Selected Bibliography 127
About the Author 131
Index 133
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Military and Federal Governmental officials engaged inhistoric or present day study and analysis of the Pacific Rim with particual focus on Taiwan and China relations. Professors, instructors, and students of international relations, Chinese and Pacific Rim issues and the role of U.S. diplomacy relative to the unique issues and conditions presently in force.
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