Liveblogging the Cold War: November 27, 1945: George C. Marshall to China
"On Nov. 27, 1945, General George C. Marshall was named special U.S. envoy to China by President Harry S. Truman to try to end hostilities between the Nationalists and the Communists."
Also: The Marshall Mission to China, 1945–1947: The Letters and Diary of Colonel John Hart Caughey
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