War and Conflict, Chinese Civil War, (1946-1949), pic: October 1949, Young bandsmen of Chiang Kai-skek's Nationalist Army who had been captured by the Communist forces, The conflict between Nationalist and Communist forces began with the U,S,A, aiding the

War and Conflict, Chinese Civil War, (1946-1949), pic: October 1949, Young bandsmen of Chiang Kai-skek's Nationalist Army who had been captured by the Communist forces, The conflict between Nationalist and Communist forces began with the U,S,A, aiding the Nationalists who were generally better armed, but their troops were no match for the Communists, the Peoples Liberation Army, who by 1949 had entered Beiping (Beijing) and forced Chiang Kai-shek and the remainder of the Nationalist forces to flee to Taiwan (Photo by Paul Popper/Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)