{"product_id":"9780393356861","title":"The China Mission: George Marshall's Unfinished War, 1945-1947","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn \u003cem\u003eEconomist\u003c\/em\u003e Best Book of 2018\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e Editor’s Pick\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  “Gripping [and] splendid.… An enormous contribution to our understanding of Marshall.”—\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAt the end of World War II, General George Marshall took on what he thought was a final mission—this time not to win a war, but to stop one. In China, conflict between Communists and Nationalists threatened to suck in the United States and escalate into revolution. Marshall’s charge was to cross the Pacific, broker a peace, and prevent a Communist takeover, all while staving off World War III. At first, the results seemed miraculous. But as they started to come apart, Marshall was faced with a wrenching choice—one that would alter the course of the Cold War, define the US-China relationship, and spark one of the darkest-ever turns in American political life.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe China Mission\u003c\/em\u003e offers a gripping, close-up view of the central figures of the time—from Marshall, Mao, and Chiang Kai-shek to Eisenhower, Truman, and MacArthur—as they stood face-to-face and struggled to make history, with consequences and lessons that echo today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Norton, W. W. \u0026 Company, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47013222285552,"sku":"9780393356861","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780393356861_p0.jpg?v=1763697452","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780393356861","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}