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John S. Service

Born

in Chengdu. Sichuan, China

August 03, 1909

Died

February 03, 1999

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John Stewart Service was an American diplomat who served in the Foreign Service in China prior to and during World War II. Considered one of the State Department's "China Hands," he was an important member of the Dixie Mission to Yan'an. Service correctly predicted that the Communists would defeat the Nationalists in a civil war, but he and other diplomats were blamed for the "loss" of China in the domestic political turmoil following the 1949 Communist triumph in China. Near the end of World War II, Service was arrested in the Amerasia Affair in 1945. The prosecution sought an indictment for espionage, but a federal grand jury unanimously declined to indict him. In 1950 U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy launched an attack against Service, which ...more

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	Three Kingdoms, a Historical Novel: Complete and Unabridged by Luo Guanzhong, Moss Roberts (Translation), John S. Service (Foreword) 4.36 avg rating — 7,086 ratings — published 1301 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Three Kingdoms Part 2 by Luo Guanzhong, Moss Roberts (Translation), John S. Service (Foreword) 4.37 avg rating — 157 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Three Kingdoms Volume 3 by Luo Guanzhong, Moss Roberts (Translator), John S. Service (Foreword) 3.90 avg rating — 10 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lost Chance in China: The World War II Despatches of John S. Service 4.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1974 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Golden Inches: The China Memoir of Grace Service by John S. Service, Grace Service 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1989 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Amerasia Papers: Some Problems in the History of Us-China Relations liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Selections from Joseph Esherick, ed., Lost chance in China: The World War II despatches of John S. Service 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2002	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	State Department Duty in China, the McCarthy Era, and After, 1933-1977: Oral History Transcript / and Related Material, 1977-198 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Encyclopedia of China today by Fredric M. Kaplan (Editor), Julian M. Sobin (Editor), John S. Service (Introduction) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1979 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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