Mitter Rana

China's war with Japan, 1937-1945 : the struggle for survival / Rana Mitter - London : Allen Lane, 2013 - xxi, 458p. ; 24cm.

In this book, the author writes both about the major leaders (Chiang Kaishek, Mao Zedong and Wang Jingwei) and about the ordinary people swept up by terrible times. Author puts at the heart of our understanding of the Second World War that it was Japan's failure to defeat China which was the key dynamic for what happened in Asia. The book presents a moving account of the Chinese people's incredible suffering.

9781846140105


China-- History-- Republic, 1912--1949.
World War, 1939--1945-- China
World War, 1939--1945-- Japan

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