Forgotten Ally : China's World War II, 1937-1945 by Rana Mitter (2013) HC/DJ 1ST
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
ISBN-10
061889425X
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9780618894253
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Book Title
Forgotten Ally : China's World War II, 1937-1945
Number of Pages
464 Pages
Language
English
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Military / World War II, Asia / General, Asia / China
Publication Year
2013
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Yes
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History
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Hardcover
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1.5 in
Item Weight
24.7 Oz
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9 in
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6 in
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"Restor[es] a vital part of the wartime narrative to its rightful place. . . . A remarkable story, told with humanity and intelligence ; all historians of the second world war will be in Mitter's debt. . . . No one could ask for a better guide." - Richard Overy, Guardian (London) " The best narrative of that long-ago war , whose effects still linger in China today." - Jonathan Mirsky, The Spectator (London) " Illuminating and meticulously researched . . . . It is the voice of the Chinese [. . .] that gives the distinctive tone to Mitter's narrative. From the diaries of Chiang Kai-shek to those of national journalists and middle-class Chinese fleeing the conflict, these first-person observations are woven skillfully into his chronicle of the battles and struggles." - The Economist "Rana Mitter's history of the Sino-Japanese War is not only a very important book, but it also has a wonderful clarity of thought and prose which makes it a pleasure to read." - Antony Beevor, author of The Second World War and Stalingrad "This is the best study of China's war with Japan (1937-1945) written in any language. It is comprehensive, thoroughly researched, and objective. . . . For anyone interested in how China helped shape today's world, this is a must-read." - Akira Iriye, Charles Warren Professor of History (emeritus), Harvard University "Gripping...He shows that...the east Asian conflict shaped both the outcomes of the second world war and the development of the postwar world." - The Observer "An important, timely contribution to shedding light where there is currently much darkness... Mitter 's book demonstrates why to this day the Chinese view Japan with such animosity." -- The Financial Times "Mitter has done an important service both in pulling together the complex narrative threads of this period and in reminding readers of China's vital and largely neglected contribution to the Allied war effort... Mitter's excellent history tells us why we need to remember it." -- The New Statesman, "Restor[es] a vital part of the wartime narrative to its rightful place. . . . A remarkable story, told with humanity and intelligence ; all historians of the second world war will be in Mitter's debt. . . . No one could ask for a better guide." - Richard Overy, Guardian (London) " The best narrative of that long-ago war , whose effects still linger in China today." - Jonathan Mirsky, The Spectator (London) " Illuminating and meticulously researched . . . . It is the voice of the Chinese [. . .] that gives the distinctive tone to Mitter's narrative. From the diaries of Chiang Kai-shek to those of national journalists and middle-class Chinese fleeing the conflict, these first-person observations are woven skillfully into his chronicle of the battles and struggles." - The Economist "Rana Mitter's history of the Sino-Japanese War is not only a very important book, but it also has a wonderful clarity of thought and prose which makes it a pleasure to read." - Antony Beevor, author of The Second World War and Stalingrad "This is the best study of China's war with Japan (1937-1945) written in any language. It is comprehensive, thoroughly researched, and objective. . . . For anyone interested in how China helped shape today's world, this is a must-read."- Akira Iriye, Charles Warren Professor of History (emeritus), Harvard University "Gripping...He shows that...the east Asian conflict shaped both the outcomes of the second world war and the development of the postwar world." - The Observer "An important, timely contribution to shedding light where there is currently much darkness... Mitter 's book demonstrates why to this day the Chinese view Japan with such animosity." -- The Financial Times "Mitter has done an important service both in pulling together the complex narrative threads of this period and in reminding readers of China's vital and largely neglected contribution to the Allied war effort... Mitter's excellent history tells us why we need to remember it." -- The New Statesman, "It is a remarkable story, told with humanity and intelligence; all historians of the second world war will be in Mitter's debt...Mitter explores this complex politics with remarkable clarity and economy...No one could ask for a better guide than Mitter to how that story began in the cauldron of the Chinese war." - The Guardian, "Restor[es] a vital part of the wartime narrative to its rightful place. . . . A remarkable story, told with humanity and intelligence ; all historians of the second world war will be in Mitter's debt. . . . No one could ask for a better guide." - Richard Overy, Guardian (London) " The best narrative of that long-ago war , whose effects still linger in China today." - Jonathan Mirsky, The Spectator (London) " Illuminating and meticulously researched . . . . It is the voice of the Chinese [. . .] that gives the distinctive tone to Mitter's narrative. From the diaries of Chiang Kai-shek to those of national journalists and middle-class Chinese fleeing the conflict, these first-person observations are woven skillfully into his chronicle of the battles and struggles." - The Economist "Rana Mitter's history of the Sino-Japanese War is not only a very important book, but it also has a wonderful clarity of thought and prose which makes it a pleasure to read." - Antony Beevor, author of The Second World War and Stalingrad "This is the best study of China's war with Japan (1937-1945) written in any language. It is comprehensive, thoroughly researched, and objective. . . . For anyone interested in how China helped shape today's world, this is a must-read." - Akira Iriye, Charles Warren Professor of History (emeritus), Harvard University
Table Of Content
Contentsix Dramatis Personaexi Pronunciation Guidexiii Prologue: City on Fire1 Part I: The Path to War25 1. As Close as Lips and Teeth: China's Fall, Japan's Rise27 2. A New Revolution43 3. The Path to Confrontation56 Part II: Disaster77 4. Thirty-seven Days in Summer: The Outbreak of War79 5. The Battle for Shanghai98 6. Refugees and Resistance109 7. Massacre at Nanjing124 8. The Battle of Taierzhuang145 9. The Deadly River157 Part III: Resisting Alone171 10. "A sort of wartime normal"173 11. Flight into the Unknown197 12. The Road to Pearl Harbor211 Part IV: The Poisoned Alliance237 13. Destination Burma239 14. Hunger in Henan263 15. States of Terror280 16. Conference at Cairo296 17. One War, Two Fronts315 18. Showdown with Stilwell335 19. Unexpected Victory345 Epilogue: The Enduring War365 Notes 380 Further Reading429 Acknowledgments437 Photo Credits439 Index440
Synopsis
The epic, untold story of China's devastating eight-year war of resistance against Japan in World War II., The epic, untold story of China's devastating eight-year war of resistance against Japan For decades, a major piece of World War II history has gone virtually unwritten. The war began in China, two years before Hitler invaded Poland, and China eventually became 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. Rana Mitter focuses his gripping narrative on three towering leaders: Chiang Kai-shek, the politically gifted but tragically flawed head of China's Nationalist government; Mao Zedong, the Communists' fiery ideological stalwart, seen here at the beginning of his epochal career; and the lesser-known Wang Jingwei, who collaborated with the Japanese to form a puppet state in occupied China. Drawing on Chinese archives that have only been unsealed in the past ten years, he brings to vivid new life such characters as Chiang's American chief of staff, the unforgettable "Vinegar Joe" Stilwell, and such horrific events as the Rape of Nanking and the bombing of China's wartime capital, Chongqing. Throughout, Forgotten Ally shows how the Chinese people played an essential role in the wider war effort, at great political and personal sacrifice. Forgotten Ally rewrites the entire history of World War II. Yet it also offers surprising insights into contemporary China. No twentieth-century event was as crucial in shaping China's worldview, and no one can understand China, and its relationship with America today, without this definitive work.
LC Classification Number
DS777.53.M555 2013
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