Victorious in Defeat: The Life and Times of Chiang Kai-shek, China, 1887-1975

Contents\nSpelling and Pronunciation of Chinese Words\nMap of the Republic of China (1912–1949)\nIntroduction\nPart One “FIRM AS A ROCK”\n1 Descendant of Zhou Gong\n2 In the Shadow of the Rising Sun\n3 All-under-Heaven Is for Everyone\n4 Sun Yat-sen’s Obstinate Pupil\nPart Two THE ANTI-IMPERIALIST REVOLUTION\n5 Canton–Shanghai–Moscow–Canton\n6 Commandant of the Whampoa Academy\n7 The Struggle over Sun Yat-sen’s Legacy\n8 The Northern Expedition and the Split in the Guomindang\nPart Three BETWEEN SCYLLA AND CHARYBDIS\n9 Completion of the Northern Expedition\n10 Triumphs and Defeats\n11 “For a New Life!,\"\n12 Playing with Stalin\nPart Four PRO ET CONTRA\n13 Captivity in Xi’an\n14 A Moment of Self-Sacrifice\n15 Blood and Ashes\n16 The Protracted War\nPart Five CHINA’S DESTINY\n17 Ave Maria\n18 Playing with Roosevelt\n19 The Bitter Taste of Victory\n20 New Trials\nPart Six “VICTORY WILL COME WITH DETERMINATION”\n21 Catastrophe\n22 Taiwan’s Prisoner\n23 Under Washington’s Wing\n24 Sorrow and Hope\nEpilogue\nAcknowledgments\nAppendix 1: Chronology of the Life of Chiang Kai-shek\nAppendix 2: Chiang Kai-shek’s Genealogy\nNotes\nBibliography\nIndex