Chiang Kai-Shek Versus Mao Tse-tung

"A selection of over 200 archive photographs, most of which have not been published before, depict the battle for power that took place across the breadth of the country. The armies, air forces and navies of the opposing sides are shown in a series of graphic images, as is the ordeal of the long-suffering Chinese civilians who were caught up in a conflict that cost millions of lives"--Back cover.