China's Road to the Korean War The Making of the Sino-American Confrontation

"Since 1950, Western military planners, journalists, and scholars have tried to determine the role of China and the Soviet Union in the outbreak of the Korean conflict. Because Chinese, North Korean, and Russian documents have been largely unavailable to date, the researchers' conclusions have been tentative. Through the use of recently released Chinese documents, conversations with Peoples Republic of China scholars, and in-depth interviews with people who were present at key decision-making meetings, Chen has been able to furnish answers to some of the most nagging questions."Chen Jian is the author of 'China's Road to the Korean War The Making of the Sino-American Confrontation', published 1996 under ISBN 9780231100250 and ISBN 0231100256.