8.23 Artillery Bombardment of Kinmen

Author: Shen Weiping
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: The shelling of Kinmen is a major event in contemporary Chinese history. The author of this book interviewed over a hundred participants from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and collected abundant historical materials. Using a broad-span, multi-perspective, and panoramic approach, it vividly recreates scenes of artillery battles, air battles, naval battles, and counter-intelligence struggles, providing a detailed account of the arduous journey toward China's unification. This book is the first comprehensive and systematicliterary work introducing the shelling of Kinmen, with vivid and fluent writing, and a grand and majestic style.