Cover
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
List of Tables and Maps
Preface
List of Abbreviations
I. Chang Hsüeh-liang and His Time
The Young Marshal
The Student Response
A Nation in Awakening
The CCP "United Front" Strategy
The New Base for the Young Marshal
The Development of a Revolutionary Ideology
Alienation from Nanking
An Undependable Ally
The Chang-Yang Union
The Gathering Storm
Chiang's Visits to Sian
The Layout of a Last Campaign
V. The December 12th Coup d'Etat
The Fateful Day
Chiang in Captivity
Two Opposed Groups
Donald, the Herald of Peace
VII. The CCP Stance: A Triumph of Reason
Chou En-lai's Mission to Sian
Consistency in Policy
Warlords on the Fence
Public Opinion
Reactions of Great Powers
The Duo-Negotiators
An Unwritten Agreement
Christmas Day
X. A Second Coup d'Etat
A Recalcitrant Sian
The Rallying of Anti-Communist Forces
The Negotiation Impasse
The Tungkuan Conference and Its Aftermath
The February Second Coup
XI. The Close of An Era
The Tungpei Army Disarmed
The CCP Overture
The KMT Third Plenum
An Inevitable Course
The Release of Chiang
A Recalcitrant Sian
The Capitulation of the CCP
The Fate of the Young Marshal
Notes
Bibliography
Glossary
Index