Radio War Nerd #302 — The First China-US Cold War: Battles of Kinmen, Dengbu & Hainan Islands (Part 2) (Patreon)

Guest: Carl Zha, podcaster

Recorded: October 28, 2021

In part 2 of our series on the First China-US Cold War, we look at a handful of significant — and bloody — battles in the weeks and months after Mao's Communists took control of mainland China: The Battle of Kinmen, off the coast of China's southern Fujian province; the Battle of Dengbu, part of the Zhoushan island chain off the coast of Shanghai; and the Hainan Island Campaign in southernmost China. Kinmen Is. has long been the gateway from mainland China to Taiwan, and it's making a comeback as a flashpoint in the current Cold War sequel.

Listen to Part 1 (EP #301) of RWN's series on The First China-US Cold War.

Maps & Images:

*Kinmen Island

*Battle of Kinmen

*PLA boats training for Kinmen landing

*Dengbu, Zhoushan Islands

*Hainan Island

*Hainan Island campaign, 1950

*Anna Chennault & Friends

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Total time: 1:47:56

Direct link to this episode's mp3 here