Guangqiu Xu is professor of history at Friends University. He is the author of three other books: "Congress and the U.S.-China Relationships, 1949-1979"", w"hich won the 2008 Best Adult Book Award from the Chinese American Librarians Association; "Imperial China, 617-1644"; and "War Wings: The United States and the Chinese Military Aviation", "1929-1949". He also has published many articles in professional journals.