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The Chinese Army 1937–49: World War II and Civil War
Philip Jowett
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Description for The Chinese Army 1937–49: World War II and Civil War
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Walsh, Stephen. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 96 pages, 49 b&w, 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 184 x 4. Weight in Grams: 170.
Although the Chinese contribution to Allied victory in World War II is often ignored, China fought the Japanese Empire for far longer than any other belligerent nation. By the time that the Sino-Japanese War became absorbed into the wider conflict at the end of 1941, Chinese armies had already suffered huge casulties and half the country had been lost. By fighting on with Allied support, China tied down a million Japanese troops. After Japan's defeat in 1945, China was immediately plunged back into civil war between Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalists and Mao Tse-tung's Communists; and the latter's victory ... Read more
Although the Chinese contribution to Allied victory in World War II is often ignored, China fought the Japanese Empire for far longer than any other belligerent nation. By the time that the Sino-Japanese War became absorbed into the wider conflict at the end of 1941, Chinese armies had already suffered huge casulties and half the country had been lost. By fighting on with Allied support, China tied down a million Japanese troops. After Japan's defeat in 1945, China was immediately plunged back into civil war between Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalists and Mao Tse-tung's Communists; and the latter's victory ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Series
Men-at-Arms
Condition
New
Weight
168g
Number of Pages
48
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781841769042
SKU
V9781841769042
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Philip Jowett
Philip Jowett was born in Leeds in 1961 and has been interested in military history for as long as he can remember. His first Osprey book was the ground-breaking Men-at-Arms 306: 'Chinese Civil War Armies 1911 - 49'; he has since published a three-part sequence on the Italian Army 1940 - 45 (Men-at-Arms volumes 340, 349 & 353). A rugby ... Read more
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