{"product_id":"nanjing-1937-battle-for-a-doomed-city-9781612009803","title":"Nanjing 1937: Battle for a Doomed City","description":"The infamous Rape of Nanjing looms like a dark shadow over the history of Asia in the 20th century, and is among the most widely recognized chapters of World War II in China. By contrast, the story of the month-long campaign before this notorious massacre has never been told in its entirety. \u003ci\u003eNanjing 1937\u003c\/i\u003e by Peter Harmsen fills this gap.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the follow-up to Harmsen's best-selling \u003ci\u003eShanghai 1937: Stalingrad on the Yangtze\u003c\/i\u003e, and begins where that book left off. In stirring prose, it describes how the Japanese Army, having invaded the mainland and emerging victorious from the Battle of Shanghai, pushed on toward the capital Nanjing in a crushing advance that confirmed its reputation for bravery and savagery in equal measure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile much of the struggle over Shanghai had carried echoes of the grueling war in the trenches two decades earlier, the Nanjing campaign was a fast-paced mobile operation in which armor and air power played mayor roles. It was blitzkrieg two years before Hitler's invasion of Poland. Facing the full might of modern, mechanized warfare, China's resistance was heroic, but ultimately futile.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs in Shanghai, the battle for Nanjing was more than a clash between Chinese and Japanese. Soldiers and citizens of a variety of nations witnessed or took part in the hostilities. German advisors, American journalists and British diplomats all played important parts in this vast drama. And a new power appeared on the scene: Soviet pilots dispatched by Stalin to challenge Japan's control of the skies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis epic tale is told with verve and attention to detail by Harmsen, a veteran East Asia correspondent who consolidates his status as the foremost chronicler of World War II in China with this path-breaking work of narrative history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Casemate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/30\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781612009803\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.10d","brand":"Peter Harmsen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40138738466997,"sku":"9781612009803","price":21.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_3ca4655a-efc7-41e2-a07e-1245198791d5.jpg?v=1622517944","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/nanjing-1937-battle-for-a-doomed-city-9781612009803","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}