and Military Statistics

Author: Jiang Shaofen
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: Despite not having a very long career or a high military rank, Dai Li was a figure of unlimited power in the Kuomintang, feared and talked about in hushed tones. Known for his cruelty and ruthlessness, Dai Li was hailed as "Chiang Kai-shek's side sword," "China's Gestapo," and "China's most mysterious figure." The Military Statistics Bureau (MSS), which he planned and established, was one of the two intelligence agencies of the Kuomintang. This book, written with the meticulous rigor of a historian, analyzes the rise and fall of Dai Li and the MSS.