The last empress

Description:

Beautiful, powerful and sexy, Madame Chiang Kai-shek was at the centre of one of the great dramas of the 20th century: the founding of modern China, beginning with a revolution that swept away more than 2000 years of monarchy, followed by WWII and ending in eventual loss to the Communists and exile in Taipei.

subjects: Chiang, may-ling soong, 1897-2003,  Presidents' spouses,  China, history, 20th century,  Chiang, kai-shek, 1887-1975,  Taiwan, history,  Biography,  History,  New York Times reviewed,  China, history,  China, biography

People: Kai-shek Chiang (1887-1975),  May-ling Soong Chiang (1897-2003)

Places: Taiwan,  China

Times: 1945-,  Republic, 1912-1949