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Forgotten ally : China's World War II, 1937-1945, Rana Mitter

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"For decades, a major piece of World War II history has gone virtually unwritten. China was the fourth great ally, partner to the United States, the Soviet Union, and Great Britain, yet its drama of invasion, resistance, slaughter, and political intrigue remains little known in the West. In this emotionally gripping book, made possible through access to newly unsealed Chinese archives, Rana Mitter unfurls the story of China's World War II as never before and rewrites the larger history of the war in the process. He focuses his narrative on three towering leaders -- Chiang Kai-shek, Mao Zedong, and the lesser-known collaborator Wang Jingwei -- and extends the timeline of the war back to 1937, when Japanese and Chinese troops began to clash, fully two years before Hitler invaded Poland. Unparalleled in its research and scope, Forgotten Ally is a sweeping, character-driven history that will be essential reading not only for anyone with an interest in World War II, but also for those seeking to understand today's China, where, as Mitter reveals, the echoes of the war still reverberate"--
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eng
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First U.S. edition.
Extent
xii, 450 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Note
Originally published in Great Britain by Allen Lane in 2013 under title China's war with Japan, 1937-1945
Contents
  • The path to war: As close as lips and teeth : China's fall, Japan's rise ; A new revolution ; The path to confrontation
  • Disaster: Thirty-seven days in summer : the outbreak of war ; The battle for Shanghai ; Refugees and resistance ; Massacre at Nanjing ; The battle of Taierzhuang ; The deadly river
  • Resisting alone: "A sort of wartime normal" ; Flight into the unknown ; The road to Pearl Harbor
  • The poisoned alliance ; Destination Burma ; Hunger in Henan ; States of terror ; Conference at Cairo ; One war, two fronts ; Showdown with Stilwell ; Unexpected victory ; Epilogue: The enduring war
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9780544334502
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Forgotten ally : China's World War II, 1937-1945
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Forgotten ally
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China's World War II, 1937-1945
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Rana Mitter
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Language
eng
Summary
"For decades, a major piece of World War II history has gone virtually unwritten. China was the fourth great ally, partner to the United States, the Soviet Union, and Great Britain, yet its drama of invasion, resistance, slaughter, and political intrigue remains little known in the West. In this emotionally gripping book, made possible through access to newly unsealed Chinese archives, Rana Mitter unfurls the story of China's World War II as never before and rewrites the larger history of the war in the process. He focuses his narrative on three towering leaders -- Chiang Kai-shek, Mao Zedong, and the lesser-known collaborator Wang Jingwei -- and extends the timeline of the war back to 1937, when Japanese and Chinese troops began to clash, fully two years before Hitler invaded Poland. Unparalleled in its research and scope, Forgotten Ally is a sweeping, character-driven history that will be essential reading not only for anyone with an interest in World War II, but also for those seeking to understand today's China, where, as Mitter reveals, the echoes of the war still reverberate"--
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Mitter, Rana
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non fiction
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  • Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • China
  • Kina
  • Guerre sino-japonaise, 1937-1945
  • Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945
  • Chine
  • HISTORY
  • HISTORY
  • China
  • Weltkrieg
  • China
  • Guerre sino-japonaise (1937-1945)
  • Guerre mondiale (1939-1945)
  • Chine
  • Kinesisk-japanska kriget 1937-1945
  • Andra världskriget 1939-1945
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Forgotten ally : China's World War II, 1937-1945, Rana Mitter
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Originally published in Great Britain by Allen Lane in 2013 under title China's war with Japan, 1937-1945
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-425) and index
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Contents
The path to war: As close as lips and teeth : China's fall, Japan's rise ; A new revolution ; The path to confrontation -- Disaster: Thirty-seven days in summer : the outbreak of war ; The battle for Shanghai ; Refugees and resistance ; Massacre at Nanjing ; The battle of Taierzhuang ; The deadly river -- Resisting alone: "A sort of wartime normal" ; Flight into the unknown ; The road to Pearl Harbor -- The poisoned alliance ; Destination Burma ; Hunger in Henan ; States of terror ; Conference at Cairo ; One war, two fronts ; Showdown with Stilwell ; Unexpected victory ; Epilogue: The enduring war
Control code
666239975
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Extent
xii, 450 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780544334502
Lccn
2013026746
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unmediated
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rdamedia
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  • n
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WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 650, 651
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  • 40022702524
  • 40022696182
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illustrations
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(OCoLC)666239975
Label
Forgotten ally : China's World War II, 1937-1945, Rana Mitter
Publication
Copyright
Note
Originally published in Great Britain by Allen Lane in 2013 under title China's war with Japan, 1937-1945
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-425) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
The path to war: As close as lips and teeth : China's fall, Japan's rise ; A new revolution ; The path to confrontation -- Disaster: Thirty-seven days in summer : the outbreak of war ; The battle for Shanghai ; Refugees and resistance ; Massacre at Nanjing ; The battle of Taierzhuang ; The deadly river -- Resisting alone: "A sort of wartime normal" ; Flight into the unknown ; The road to Pearl Harbor -- The poisoned alliance ; Destination Burma ; Hunger in Henan ; States of terror ; Conference at Cairo ; One war, two fronts ; Showdown with Stilwell ; Unexpected victory ; Epilogue: The enduring war
Control code
666239975
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Extent
xii, 450 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780544334502
Lccn
2013026746
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Note
WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 650, 651
Other control number
  • 40022702524
  • 40022696182
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)666239975

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