If Peking wasn’t stopped in the peninsular war, he argued, China would be recognized as the military colossus of the East. U.S. prestige would plummet, and the world’s new nations would gravitate toward neutralism.
William Manchester
If Peking wasn’t stopped in the peninsular war, he argued, China would be recognized as the military colossus of the East. U.S. prestige would plummet, and the world’s new nations would gravitate toward neutralism.
William Raymond Manchester (April 1, 1922 – June 1, 2004) was an American author, biographer, and historian. He was the author of 18 books which have been translated into over 20 languages. He was awarded the National Humanities Medal and the Abraham Lincoln Literary Award.
