China's War with Japan, 1937-1945: The Struggle for Survival by Rana Mitter (Eng

Description: China's War with Japan, 1937-1945 by Rana Mitter Estimated delivery 4-14 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Different countries give different opening dates for the period of the Second World War, but perhaps the most compelling is 1937, when the Marco Polo Bridge Incident plunged China and Japan into a conflict of extraordinary duration and ferocity. This book focuses on this incident. Publisher Description Mitter puts China at the heart of our understanding of the Second World War - a conflict that continues profoundly to shape Chinas view of itself and its neighbours today.Winner of the Duke of Westminster Medal for Military LiteratureDifferent countries give different opening dates for the period of the Second World War, but perhaps the most compelling is 1937, when the Marco Polo Bridge Incident plunged China and Japan into a conflict of extraordinary duration and ferocity - a war which would result in many millions of deaths and completely reshape East Asia in ways which we continue to confront today.With great vividness and narrative drive Rana Mitters book draws on a huge range of new sources to recreate this terrible conflict. He writes both about the major leaders (Chiang Kaishek, Mao Zedong and Wang Jingwei) and about the ordinary people swept up by terrible times. Mitter puts at the heart of our understanding of the Second World War that it was Japans failure to defeat China which was the key dynamic for what happened in Asia.%%%WINNER OF THE DUKE OF WESTMINSTER MEDAL FOR MILITARY LITERATUREDifferent countries give different opening dates for the period of the Second World War, but perhaps the most compelling is 1937, when the Marco Polo Bridge Incident plunged China and Japan into a conflict of extraordinary duration and ferocity - a war which would result in many millions of deaths and completely reshape East Asia in ways which we continue to confront today.With great vividness and narrative drive Rana Mitters book draws on a huge range of new sources to recreate this terrible conflict. He writes both about the major leaders (Chiang Kaishek, Mao Zedong and Wang Jingwei) and about the ordinary people swept up by terrible times. Mitter puts at the heart of our understanding of the Second World War that it was Japans failure to defeat China which was the key dynamic for what happened in Asia.%%%WINNER OF THE DUKE OF WESTMINSTER MEDAL FOR MILITARY LITERATUREDifferent countries give different opening dates for the period of the Second World War, but perhaps the most compelling is 1937, when the Marco Polo Bridge Incident plunged China and Japan into a conflict of extraordinary duration and ferocity - a war which would result in many millions of deaths and completely reshape East Asia in ways which we continue to confront today.With great vividness and narrative drive Rana Mitters book draws on a huge range of new sources to recreate this terrible conflict. He writes both about the major leaders (Chiang Kaishek, Mao Zedong and Wang Jingwei) and about the ordinary people swept up by terrible times. Mitter puts at the heart of our understanding of the Second World War that it was Japans failure to defeat China which was the key dynamic for what happened in Asia. Author Biography Rana Mitter is Professor of the History and Politics of Modern China at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of St Cross College. He is the author of A Bitter Revolution- Chinas Struggle with the Modern World. He is a regular presenter of Night Waves on Radio 3. Details ISBN 014103145X ISBN-13 9780141031453 Title China's War with Japan, 1937-1945 Author Rana Mitter Format Paperback Year 2014 Pages 480 Publisher Penguin Books Ltd GE_Item_ID:79060601; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. 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