Compiled and edited by John K. Allen, et al. Contains thirty-seven National Intelligence Estimates on China. The included CD-ROM contains these and an additional thirty-four other such documents. Represents the most authoritative intelligence assessments of the United States government of the era of Mao, 1948-1976. Spans the period from the Chinese civil war through the upheavals of the Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution. Chronicles the struggles within the top leadership, the buildup of the Chinese military, and the evolution of the Sino-Soviet split.