Grieve, William G.,  1937- <br/><br/>
The American military mission to China, 1941-1942 :  lend-lease logistics, politics and the tangles of wartime cooperation / 
William G. Grieve. 
 - 1 online resource (263 pages) :  illustrations, map, portraits 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Creation of the mission : why AMMISCA was established -- America before the Lend-Lease Program : isolationism and anti-war feelings -- The commanders : the leaders of World War II in Asia -- Culture clash : the historical foundation of Sino-Western relations -- The antecedents of the Burma-to-China supply route -- Early East Asian advisory missions -- Maintenance and repairs on the Burma Road -- The mission's involvement at Rangoon -- Logistics problems on the Burma Road -- The mission's role in the American volunteer Group -- International strategic planning -- The culmination of AMMISCA -- Epilogue. 
<br/><br/> "Here is an overview of America's first effort in military aid to a foreign sovereign nation at a time when Europe was engaged in open warfare and Asia was undergoing a series of military confrontations"-- 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781476612904 (e-book) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United States. Military Mission to China --History.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Lend-lease operations (1941-1945)<br/>International cooperation--History--20th century.<br/>Military assistance, American--History--China--20th century.<br/>World War, 1939-1945--Diplomatic history.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Relations--China.<br/>China--Relations--United States.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>D753.2.C6  / G75 2014eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>940.54/25108913