Chiang Kai-shek was a Chinese military commander, revolutionary, and statesman who was the President of the Republic of China from 1948 to 1975 and the head of the Nationalist government from 1925 to
Chiang (right) with his mother, Wang Tsai-yu (middle), who holds his son, Chiang Ching-kuo. Chiang's then-wife, Mao Fumei, is seated left (1910)
Chiang in 1907, a student at the Baoding Military Academy
Chiang (top left) with other Chinese classmates in Japan, 1910
Chiang in 1911, an artillery officer in the Imperial Japanese Army
World War II, or the Second World War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many engaging in total war o
Chiang Kai-shek
…1975 and the head of the Nationalist government from 1925 to 1948. As the de facto leader of the Republic of China (ROC), he ruled the country through World War II and oversaw the relocation of its government to Taiwan following defeat in the Chinese Civil War. Born in Zhejiang, Chiang received a military education…
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Matilda tanks on the move outside the perimeter of Tobruk, Libya, 18 November 1941. E6600
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