{"product_id":"advising-chiangs-army-an-american-soldiers-world-war-ii-experience-in-china","title":"Advising Chiang's Army: An American Soldier's World War II Experience in China","description":"Phil Saunders was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U. S. Army in 1942. After receiving further training at Fort Benning and serving as a training officer at Camp Wheeler, he was assigned as a combat liaison officer with Chiang Kai-shek's nationalist army in China. He arrived in the China-Burma-India theater in the fall of 1943 and soon discovered the Chinese soldiers were underfed, underpaid, unprepared for combat, and reluctant to engage the Japanese.\n\nAdvising Chiang's Army details Phil's two years spent in China and describes how the troops he worked with gradually became an effective fighting force, shifted from defensive to offensive combat, and ultimately defeated the enemy. The book also recounts his post-war career in state politics and with the National Labor Relations Board.\n\nAdvising Chiang's Army won a CIPA EVVY Merit Book Award in the Military\/Military History category.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1635051088\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1635051088.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Wilson, Stephen L.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43425037647933,"sku":"BVV.1635051088.G","price":499.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/advising-chiangs-army-an-american-soldiers-world-war-ii-experience-in-china","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}