Chiang Kai-shek: References & Edit History
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There are several useful biographies: Hollington K. Tong, Chiang Kai-shek, rev. ed. (1953), Chiangās official biography by his former press chief, originally published in 1937; Robert Berkov, Strong Man of China (1938, reprinted 1970); Sven Hedin, Chiang Kai-shek, Marshall of China (1940, reprinted 1975); Pichon P.Y. Loh, The Early Chiang Kai-shek: A Study of His Personality and Politics, 1887ā1924 (1971), on Chiangās early years, particularly his intellectual development; Pāu-yĆ¼ Hu, The Military Exploits and Deeds of President Chiang Kai-shek (1972); Brian Crozier, The Man Who Lost China: The First Full Biography of Chiang Kai-shek (1976); and Jay Taylor, The Generalissimo: Chiang Kai-shek and the Struggle for Modern China (2009), which presents a sympathetic view of Chiang. Broader studies include Paul M.A. Linebarger, The China of Chiang Kāai-shek: A Political Study (1941, reissued 1973); William Morwood, Duel for the Middle Kingdom: The Struggle Between Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Tse-tung for Control of China (1980); and Hsi-sheng Chāi, Nationalist China at War: Military Defeats and Political Collapse, 1937ā45 (1982).
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Article History
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| Anniversary information added. | Oct 27, 2026 | ||
| Modified link of Web site: HistoryNet - Chiang Kai-shek: Life and Facts. | May 11, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Apr 01, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Hoover Institution - Chiang Kai-shek and the Struggle for China. | Dec 02, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - Chiang Kai-shekĀs Āsecret dealĀ at Xian and the start of the Sino-Japanese War. | Sep 13, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC - Witness History - Chiang Kai Shek: The Man Who Lost China. | Aug 02, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: United States Naval War College Digital Commons - Rising Chinaļæ½s Forgotten Father ļæ½The Generalissimo: Chiang Kai-shek and the Struggle for Modern China (PDF). | Feb 03, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: HistoryNet - Chiang Kai-shek: Life and Facts. | Aug 20, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Feb 22, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall - President Chiang Kai-shek and the Republic of China. | Aug 14, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Asia Society - Chiang Kai-shek. | Jul 05, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Chinese History for Teachers - Chiang Kai-Shek Overview. | Jan 05, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Chiang Kai-shek. | Oct 20, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Office of the President, Republic of China (Taiwan) - Chronobiography of Chiang Kai-shek. | Feb 05, 2021 | ||
| Cross-references added. | Jan 28, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: Facts about Famous People - Biography of Chiang Kai-shek. | Feb 13, 2019 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Sep 21, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: Alpha History - Biography of Jiang Jieshi. | Jul 18, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Christianity - Biography of Jiang Jieshi. | Feb 26, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cultural China - Biography of Chiang Kai-Shek. | Feb 26, 2013 | ||
| Added photograph. | Mar 31, 2011 | ||
| Bibliography handled to add new biography of Chiang. | Jul 09, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of Chiang Kai-shek. | Dec 17, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - History - Biography of Chiang Kai-Shek. | Nov 25, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: British Broadccasting Corporation - Biography of Chiang Kai-shek. | Sep 03, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Think Quest - Biography of Chiang Kaishek. | Sep 03, 2007 | ||
| Article revised. | Mar 18, 2004 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jan 12, 2000 |