In the spring of 1946, Communists and Nationalist Chinese were battled for control of Manchuria and supremacy in the civil war.
Did Marshall, as Chiang later claimed, save the Communists and determine.
Within three years, Mao Zedong\'s troops had captured Manchuria and would soon drive Chiang Kai-shek\'s forces off the mainland.
The Nationalist attack on Siping ended with a Communist withdrawal, but further pursuit was halted by a cease-fire brokered by the American general, George Marshall.
In the spring of 1946, Communists and Nationalist Chinese were battled for control of Manchuria and supremacy in the civil war