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Shanghai 1937: Stalingrad on the Yangtze
Peter Harmsen
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Description for Shanghai 1937: Stalingrad on the Yangtze
Paperback. This deeply researched book describes one of the great forgotten battles of the 20th century. At its height it involved nearly a million Chinese and Japanese soldiers, while sucking in three million civilians as unwilling spectators and, often, victims. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 604.
This deeply researched book describes one of the great forgotten battles of the 20th century. At its height it involved nearly a million Chinese and Japanese soldiers, while sucking in three million civilians as unwilling spectators and, often, victims. It turned what had been a Japanese adventure in China into a general war between the two oldest and proudest civilizations of the Far East. Ultimately, it led to Pearl Harbor and to seven decades of tumultuous history in Asia. The Battle of Shanghai was a pivotal event that helped define and shape the modern world.
In its sheer scale, ... Read more
This deeply researched book describes one of the great forgotten battles of the 20th century. At its height it involved nearly a million Chinese and Japanese soldiers, while sucking in three million civilians as unwilling spectators and, often, victims. It turned what had been a Japanese adventure in China into a general war between the two oldest and proudest civilizations of the Far East. Ultimately, it led to Pearl Harbor and to seven decades of tumultuous history in Asia. The Battle of Shanghai was a pivotal event that helped define and shape the modern world.
In its sheer scale, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781612003092
SKU
V9781612003092
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-50
About Peter Harmsen
Peter Harmsen, PhD, is the author of New York Times bestseller Shanghai 1937: Stalingrad on the Yangtze and Nanjing 1937: Battle for a Doomed City, as well as the War in the Far East trilogy. He studied history at National Taiwan University and has been a foreign correspondent in East Asia for more than two decades. He has focused mainly ... Read more
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