The Chinese people at war : human suffering and social transformation, 1937-1945 / Diana Lary.
The Chinese people at war : human suffering and social transformation, 1937-1945 / Diana Lary.
The Chinese people at war : human suffering and social transformation, 1937-1945 / Diana Lary.
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New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
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2010.
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N940.5351/5
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English
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xiv, 231 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
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Machine generated contents note: Introduction: the human cost of a war; 1. The high tide of war, 1937; 2. Defeat and retreat, 1938; 3. Stalemate and transformation, 1939-1941; 4. Grim years, 1942-1944; 5. Turning points, 1944-1945; 6. The immediate aftermath of the war, 1945-1946; Conclusion.
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New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
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New York (State)
Date Published
2010.
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"The Chinese peoples' experience of war during the Second World War, as it is known in the West, was one of suffering and stoicism in the face of dreadful conditions. China's War of Resistance began in 1937 with the Japanese invasion and ended in 1945 after eight long years. Diana Lary, one of the foremost historians of the period, tells the tragic...
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The Chinese people at war : human suffering and social transformation, 1937-1945 / Diana Lary.
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New approaches to Asian history.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N940.5351/5
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKm2XP4KK3
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0521144108 (pbk.)
9780521195065 (hardback)
0521195063 (hardback)
9780521144100 (pbk.)
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940.5351
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991020445289702626
