14 must-read nonfiction books like The China Mission: George Marshall's Unfinished War, 1945-1947 by Daniel Kurtz-Phelan

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The China Mission: George Marshall's Unfinished War, 1945-1947

By: Daniel Kurtz-Phelan

4.20

Format: 496 pages, Paperback

An Economist Best Book of 2018 New York Times Book Review Editor’s Pick “Gripping [and] splendid.……

If you liked the nonfiction plot in The China Mission: George Marshall's Unfinished War, 1945-1947 by Daniel Kurtz-Phelan , here is a list of 14 books like this:

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1. The Moon Is Down

By: John Steinbeck

3.93

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Taken by surprise, a small coastal town is overrun by an invading army with little resistance. The … read more

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  • world war ii
  • american
  • war
"The fool supply was controlled..."

-John Steinbeck, The Moon Is Down

"We have taken on a job, haven’t we?"

-John Steinbeck, The Moon Is Down

"...rose like cream to the top of milk."

-John Steinbeck, The Moon Is Down

"The flies have conquered the flypaper."

-John Steinbeck, The Moon Is Down

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2. Jesus the Son of God: A Christological Title Often Overlooked, Sometimes Misunderstood, and Currently Disputed

By: Donald Arthur Carson

3.84

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Although it is a foundational confession for all Christians, much of the theological significance o… read more

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  • nonfiction
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3. Exegetical Fallacies

By: Donald Arthur Carson

4.16

Format: 422 pages, Paperback

Updated explanations of the "sins" of interpretation teach sound grammatical, lexical, cultural, th… read more

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  • nonfiction
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4. The China Mirage: The Hidden History of American Disaster in Asia

By: James D. Bradley

3.92

Format: None pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of Flags of our Fathers, Flyboys, and The Imperial Cruise, a spellbindi… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • asia
  • politics
  • war
  • nonfiction
  • china

5. Horseman, Pass By

By: Larry McMurtry

4.30

Format: 324 pages, Paperback

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of LonesomeDovecomes the novel that became the basis for the… read more

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6. Strategy

By: B.H. Liddell Hart

4.09

Format: 372 pages, Paperback

The classic book on strategy by one of the foremost military thinkers of the twentieth century, Str… read more

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7. The Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance

By: Paul Strathern

3.58

Format: None pages, Paperback

A dazzling history of the modest family which rose to become one of the most powerful in Europe, Th… read more

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8. Stilwell and the American Experience in China, 1911-45

By: John King Fairbank , Barbara W. Tuchman

3.76

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Barbara W. Tuchman won the Pulitzer Prize for Stilwell & the American Experience in China, 1911-45 … read more

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9. Potsdam: The End of World War II and the Remaking of Europe

By: Michael S. Neiberg

3.45

Format: None pages, Hardcover

After Germany's defeat in World War II, Europe lay in tatters. Millions of refugees were dispersed … read more

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10. Leading Change

By: John P. Kotter

4.06

Format: 32 pages, Audiobook

John Kotter's now-legendary eight-step process for managing change with positive results has become… read more

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11. China's Civilian Army: The Making of Wolf Warrior Diplomacy

By: Peter Martin

4.28

Format: 306 pages, Kindle Edition

The untold story of China's rise as a global superpower, chronicled through the diplomatic shock tr… read more

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  • history
  • asia
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • china
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12. Finding the Right Hills to Die on: The Case for Theological Triage

By: Gavin Ortlund

4.34

Format: 163 pages, Paperback

In theology, just as in battle, some hills are worth dying on. But how do we know which ones? When … read more

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  • nonfiction
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13. The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power

By: Shoshana Zuboff

4.06

Format: 691 pages, Hardcover

The challenges to humanity posed by the digital future, the first detailed examination of the unpre… read more

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  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
"This is the existential contradiction of the second modernity that defines our conditions of existence: we want to exercise control over our own lives, but everywhere that control is thwarted. Indivi…"

-Shoshana Zuboff, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power

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14. Huaco retrato

By: Gabriela Wiener

3.89

Format: 170 pages, Paperback

La muerte de su padre y los fantasmas de su herencia marcan el retorno de Wiener con esta exploraci… read more

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  • nonfiction
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15. The China Mission: George Marshall's Unfinished War, 1945-1947

By: Daniel Kurtz-Phelan

4.20

Format: 496 pages, Paperback

An Economist Best Book of 2018 New York Times Book Review Editor’s Pick “Gripping [and] splendid.…… read more

Similar categories in Daniel Kurtz-Phelan's The China Mission: George Marshall's Unfinished War, 1945-1947 book and Daniel Kurtz-Phelan's The China Mission: George Marshall's Unfinished War, 1945-1947

  • american history
  • american
  • biography
  • history
  • asia
  • politics
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • china
Cover of Not One Inch: America, Russia, and the Making of Post-Cold War Stalemate by Mary Elise Sarotte

16. Not One Inch: America, Russia, and the Making of Post-Cold War Stalemate

By: Mary Elise Sarotte

4.25

Format: 568 pages, Hardcover

A leading expert on Cold War foreign policy reveals how tensions between America, NATO, and Russia … read more

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  • politics
  • american history
  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Danger Zone: The Coming Conflict with China by Hal Brands

17. Danger Zone: The Coming Conflict with China

By: Hal Brands

4.09

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A provocative and urgent analysis of the U.S.–China rivalry. It has become conventional wisdom that… read more

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  • history
  • asia
  • politics
  • war
  • nonfiction
  • china
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18. George Marshall: Defender of the Republic

By: David L. Roll

4.45

Format: 704 pages, Hardcover

The extraordinary career of George Catlett Marshall—America’s most distinguished soldier–statesman … read more

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  • american history
  • biography
  • history
  • politics
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
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19. Getting China Wrong

By: Aaron L. Friedberg

4.15

Format: None pages, ebook

The West's strategy of engagement with China has failed. More than three decades of trade and inves… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • china
  • history
Cover of The Road Not Taken: Edward Lansdale and the American Tragedy in Vietnam by Max Boot

20. The Road Not Taken: Edward Lansdale and the American Tragedy in Vietnam

By: Max Boot

4.23

Format: 768 pages, Hardcover

In chronicling the adventurous life of legendary CIA operative Edward Lansdale, The Road Not Taken … read more

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  • american history
  • biography
  • history
  • asia
  • politics
  • war
  • nonfiction
Cover of Adaptation Under Fire: How Militaries Change in Wartime by David Barno

21. Adaptation Under Fire: How Militaries Change in Wartime

By: David Barno

4.19

Format: 424 pages, Hardcover

Every military must prepare for future wars despite not really knowing the shape such wars will ult… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • war

10 Top history books like The China Mission: George Marshall's Unfinished War, 1945-1947 by Daniel Kurtz-Phelan

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3.92

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4.28

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4.06

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Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom: China, the West, and the Epic Story of the Taiping Civil War

Stephen R. Platt

4.23

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Jim Sciutto

4.01

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Chris Miller

4.44

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