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1) The Claws of the Dragon. Kang Sheng
Byron, John and Robert Pack

The Claws of the Dragon. Kang Sheng
New York: Simon & Schuster The Evil Genius Behind Mao and His Legacy of Terror in People's China. Dust jacket and book very good condition. CR 1992. Flaps of dust jacket have been pasted down. Kang Sheng was Mao Zedong's hatchet man. He created the dreaded secret police, defined the bitter break in Chinese-Soviet relations, terrorized China for more than fifty years, unleashed the demonic Cultural Revolution, and oversaw the murder of maybe a million people; the imprisonment and torture of over ten million more.. Hard Cover. (more information)

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2) Dawn Watch In China
Homer, Joy

Boston: Published by Houghton Mifflin, 1908, CR 1941 with 340 pages. Dust jacket has many tears, book and content are good+. A reporter for the United American Relief Board was sent to China in 1938 and spent 14 months and travelled through all but 3 of China's Provinces. An adventure in battle and a heartwarming portrayal of people. History, China, Chinese people, wartime China.. Hard Cover. (more information)

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3) China Shall Rise Again
Kai-Shek, Mme. Chiang (May-ling Soong Chiang)

Published by Harper & Bros., CR 1940, 41, 2nd edition, 356 pages. Dust jacket has tears. By underscoring the substantial strides China is making, despite war, toward a new, better order, China's 1st Lady re-affirms her faith in her people and in the potential force of democracy. History, China, Chinese people.. Hard Cover. (more information)

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