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- catalog abstract ""Ten years before Pearl Harbor, Japan tested modern China in a thirty-three-day war now known as the Shanghai War of 1932. Often obscured by the larger World War II, this history details how the Chinese, fighting from trenches against Japan's modern bombers and navy, formed a defense that brought the country together for the first time." "Scholars of Chinese military and political history, as well as those curious about the historical factors leading to Pearl Harbor, will find here a story far more significant than a minor regional skirmish."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12064341.
- catalog coverage "Shanghai (China) History Japanese Invasion, 1932.".
- catalog created "2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2001.".
- catalog description ""Ten years before Pearl Harbor, Japan tested modern China in a thirty-three-day war now known as the Shanghai War of 1932. Often obscured by the larger World War II, this history details how the Chinese, fighting from trenches against Japan's modern bombers and navy, formed a defense that brought the country together for the first time." "Scholars of Chinese military and political history, as well as those curious about the historical factors leading to Pearl Harbor, will find here a story far more significant than a minor regional skirmish."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction: Shanghai War Issues and Personnel -- 1. The Last Straw at Shanghai -- 2. January 28, 1932: Shots Heard 'Round the World -- 3. The Shanghai "Incident": Opening Round -- 4. The Shanghai War Becomes a National Cause -- 5. China's Diplomatic Counterattack -- 6. Desperate Efforts of the Japanese Navy -- 7. Regrouping, Reinforcing, and Negotiating -- 8. The Army Takes Its Turn: The Buildup for the Second Major Japanese Offensive -- 9. The Japanese Army Offensive Pounds Chiangwan and Miaohang: February 20 to February 25 -- 10. Why Japan's Army Chose a Quick Ending -- 11. Shirakawa's "Big Push" Flanks the Chinese -- 12. The Cost of the Shanghai War: Casualties and Expenditures -- 13. Crafting a Truce -- 14. Conclusion.".
- catalog extent "xv, 309 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "China's trial by fire.".
- catalog identifier "0472111655 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "China's trial by fire.".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Ann Arbor : The University of Michigan Press,".
- catalog relation "China's trial by fire.".
- catalog spatial "Shanghai (China) History Japanese Invasion, 1932.".
- catalog subject "951.04/2 21".
- catalog subject "DS777.51 .J67 2001".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction: Shanghai War Issues and Personnel -- 1. The Last Straw at Shanghai -- 2. January 28, 1932: Shots Heard 'Round the World -- 3. The Shanghai "Incident": Opening Round -- 4. The Shanghai War Becomes a National Cause -- 5. China's Diplomatic Counterattack -- 6. Desperate Efforts of the Japanese Navy -- 7. Regrouping, Reinforcing, and Negotiating -- 8. The Army Takes Its Turn: The Buildup for the Second Major Japanese Offensive -- 9. The Japanese Army Offensive Pounds Chiangwan and Miaohang: February 20 to February 25 -- 10. Why Japan's Army Chose a Quick Ending -- 11. Shirakawa's "Big Push" Flanks the Chinese -- 12. The Cost of the Shanghai War: Casualties and Expenditures -- 13. Crafting a Truce -- 14. Conclusion.".
- catalog title "China's trial by fire : the Shanghai war of 1932 / Donald A. Jordan.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".