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Colonel John Hart Caughey, a US Army war plans officer stationed in the Chinese Nationalist capital of Chungking, was an eyewitness to the battle for China in the final months of the war (1944-45) and beyond, when he rose to become head of the Theater Planning Section. In frequent letters to his wife as well as in several diaries, he chronicled the US military's role in wartime China, especially his life as an American planner (when he was subject to military censorship). Previous accounts of the China Theater have largely neglected the role of the War Department planners stationed in Chungking, many of whom were Caughey's colleagues and friends. He also penned colorful descriptions of life in wartime China, which vividly remind the reader how far China has come in a mere seventy-odd years. In addition, his letters and diaries deepen our understanding of several of the American leaders in this Asian war, including China Theater commander Albert C. Wedemeyer; Fourteenth Air Force chief Claire L. Chennault (former commander of the "Flying Tigers"); US ambassador to wartime China, Patrick J. Hurley; famed Time-Life reporter Theodore White; OSS director William ("Wild Bill") Donovan; L

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Author

Roger B. Jeans

Publisher

Lexington Books/Fortress Academic

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9781498574976

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Language Learning, Historical Fiction

Rating

5 / 5 (1 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14