William Reginald Wheeler papers, 1927-1957.

Chiang, May-ling Soong, 1897-2003

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Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

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Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953, succeeding upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt after serving as the 34th vice president in early 1945. He implemented the Marshall Plan to rebuild the economy of Western Europe and established the Truman Doctrine and NATO to contain communist expansion. He proposed numerous liberal domestic reforms, but few were enacted by the Conservative Coalition that dominated Congres...

Stilwell, Joseph Warren, 1883-1946

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Joseph Warren Stilwell (March 19, 1883 – October 12, 1946) was a United States Army general who served in the China Burma India Theater during World War II. His caustic personality was reflected in the nickname "Vinegar Joe". He also had the nickname "Uncle Joe." Distrust of his Allies and a lack of resources meant Stilwell was continually forced to improvise. He famously differed as to strategy, ground troops versus air power, with his subordinate, Claire Chennault, who had the ear of Gen...

MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964

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General of the Army Douglas MacArthur (26 January 1880 – 5 April 1964) was an American five-star general and Field Marshal of the Philippine Army. He was Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the 1930s and played a prominent role in the Pacific theater during World War II. He received the Medal of Honor for his service in the Philippines campaign, which made him and his father Arthur MacArthur Jr. the first father and son to be awarded the medal. He was one of only five to rise to the ...

Wedemeyer, Albert Coady, 1897-1989

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General Albert Coady Wedemeyer (July 9, 1897 – December 17, 1989) was a United States Army commander. A 1919 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, he was a temporary Lieutenant Colonel at the outbreak of World War II in December 1941. His first major assignment had come earlier in the year when President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered the War Department to develop tactics to win the war that he believed the U.S. was destined to enter. He was the only U.S. officer to...

Wheeler, W. Reginald (William Reginald), 1889-1963

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American missionary and army officer. From the description of William Reginald Wheeler papers, 1927-1957. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64075335 From the guide to the William Reginald Wheeler papers, 1927-1957., (Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library) ...

Jinling da xue

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Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965

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Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was born at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, on 30 November 1874. He was educated at Harrow and the Royal Military College at Sandhurst before joining the Army in 1895 and serving in India and Sudan. After leaving the Army in 1899, he worked as a war correspondent for the Morning Post and the following year was elected Conservative Member of Parliament for Oldham. In 1904, Churchill decided to join the Liberal Party, and in 1906, was elected Liberal MP f...

Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975

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Chinese political and military leader; head of state, 1928-1949; president of Taiwan, 1949-1975. From the description of Chiang Kai-shek diaries, 1917-1972. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754872867 1909-1911 served in the Japanese army; 1911 founding member of the Kuomintang; 1913-1916 participated in revolution against Yuan Shikai; 1923 commandant of military academy at Whampoa; ?1925 commander-in-chief of the National Revolutionary Army; 1927-1937 leader of th...

Yale-in-China.

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Zhongguo guo min dang

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Chinese nationalist political party. From the description of Zhongguo guo min dang records, 1894-1987. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754872866 Historical Note Sun Yat-sen and other overseas Chinese concerned about the situation in China founded the Hsing Chung Hui in Hawaii on 24 November 1894. This organization was superseded by the Tung Meng Hui, formed by Sun and other Chinese in Tokyo on 20 August 1905. The headquart...

Dulles, John Foster, 1888-1959

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John Foster Dulles (1888-1959), was the fifty-third Secretary of State of the United States for President Dwight D. Eisenhower. He had a long and distinguished public career with significant impact upon the formulation of United States foreign policies. He was especially involved with efforts to establish world peace after World War I, the role of the United States in world governance, and Cold War relations between the United States and the Soviet Union. Dulles was born on February 25, 1888 ...

Wilson, Robert

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Epithet: groom to John, 1st Duke of Marlborough British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000300.0x00039e Epithet: solicitor; of Add MS 37191 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000300.0x0003a6 Epithet: solicitor British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000352.0x00019f ...

China Information Service

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Wainwright, Jonathan Mayhew, 1883-1953

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Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV (b. August 23, 1883, Walla Walla, WA–d. September 2, 1953, San Antonio, TX) was a career American army officer and the Commander of Allied forces in the Philippines at the time of their surrender to the Empire of Japan during World War II. The son of Army officer during Spanish-American War Robert Powell Page Wainwright and grandson of Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright II, Lieutenant in Civil War, he attended West Point. Wainwright was promoted to major during World War I....

Mao, Zedong, 1893-1976

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Stuart, John Leighton, 1876-1962

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United States ambassador to China and Taiwan, 1946-1953. From the description of John Leighton Stuart miscellaneous papers, 1945-1959. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754869870 Stuart was an educational missionary in China (1904-c.1945), an ambassador to China (1946-1949), and father of John Leighton Stuart, Jr., a member of the Washington and Lee University Class of 1928. From the description of Fifty years in China : the memoirs of John Leighton Stuart, missiona...

Wang, Cheng-t'ing, 1882-1961.

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Hall Williams, John Eryl, 1921-

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