The Solution in Asia. With a Preface by C.P. Fitzgerald by Lattimore, Owen - 1945

London: The Cresset Press/Readers Union, 1945. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First British Edition. xxiii, 143pp,map on lining papers, index. 12mo/19cm. Rust colored cloth, light soil, slightly worn, internally clean, tight and very good. A thirteen page Preface by Professor Charles Patrick Fitzgerald (1902-1992), prominent Britiish historian, educator and interpreter of China at the Australian National University, explains the differences between the British view of Asia and how Americans--for whom the book was written, generally view it At the time of writing, Owen Lattimore (1900-1989) was one of the best informed Americans on the Asian Far East. He had been the advisor to Chiang Kai-shek at the recommendation of President Roosevelt. He became controversial only during the reign of terror of Senator Joseph R. McCarthy in the fifties. He writes simply based on a great deal of experience..