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  • Publisher: Blackstone Audio; Unabridged MP3CD edition (September 10, 2013)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1482924781
  • ISBN-13: 978-1482924787
  • Product Dimensions: 0.5 x 5.2 x 7.5 inches
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5.0 out of 5 starsThe Fourth Ally
By Robin Friedman HALL OF FAMETOP 100 REVIEWERVINE VOICE on July 30, 2013
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With the surrender of Japan on August 14, 1945, WW II came to an end, leaving the "Big Four" of the United States, Great Britain, the USSR and China as the powers that would play a permanent and central role in the formation of the United Nations. The war in Europe and in the Pacific has generated an enormous literature. The war between Japan and China, and its place in the global conflict, has received far less study. China suffered nearly 20,000,000 deaths during WW II, second only to the USSR. Rana Mitter's new book, "Forgotten Ally: China's World War II, 1937 -- 1945" helped fill many gaps in my understanding of both WW II and its aftermath. The book offers an acesssible and balanced account of China's WW II, centering on the Japanese invasion. Mitter is professor of modern Chinese history at the University of Oxford.

Mitter explains the purpose of his study in a brief Prologue:

"In the early twenty-first century China has taken a place on the global stage and seeks to convince the world that it is a 'responsible great power'. One way in which it has sought to prove its case is to remind people of a time past, but not long past, when China stood alongside the other progressive powers against fascism: the Second World War. If we wish to understand the role of China in today's global society, we would do well to remind ourselves of the tragic, titanic struggle which that country waged in the 1930s and 1940s not just for its own national dignity and survival, but for the victory of all the Allies, west and east, against some of the darkest forces that history has ever produced.Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 starsA much neglected portion of WWII
By Mohe on September 4, 2013
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Rana Mitter has contributed something that is basically unique, and that uniqueness is both astonishing and terrible. This is the first English language popular history of the Sino-Japanese War of 1932-1945 that actually tries to give the Chinese side. There are scholarly and political histories about the rise of the Chinese Communist Party, CCP, and monographs on aspects of Kuomintang rule, but general histories are genuinely lacking. Especially one that does not take Barbara Tuchman's "Stillwell and the American Experience in China" as its prime focus.

Mitter, does more than give the Chinese agency, he emphasizes the long and lonely war that the various Chinese factions fought against the Japanese, and how it was seen by both sides as part of the Anti-Imperialist struggle that dated back to the Opium Wars. In this struggle, Britain was as much an enemy as Japan, until the Japanese slowly but inexorably decided to take all of China for themselves in the name of anti Imperialism.

The events of the war are ably and unsensationally recounted, particularly after the creation of the United Front nd the outbreak of general hostilities in 1937. The Battle of Shanghai, the Sack of Nanking, the retreat into Sichuan, are all well told, and impressively a fair bit is made of the Nationalist success in keeping large areas of Central China free of the Japanese before 1941. Chiang is presented here, rightfully in my opinion, as a Chinese patriot who was fully committed to the war against Japan. Though the corruption of KMT rule is pointed out, it is presented in the context of its time.Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 starsBalanced and well written view...
By The Shogunstein on August 11, 2013
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Rana Mitter's Forgotten Ally is a excellent book on the role of China during WWII and the Chinese leaders: Chiang Kai Shek, Mao Zedong, and Wang Jingwei (whom I did not really know much about).

Mitter's view is very fair and balanced to all sides. He breaks through the version we all have heard about China during WWII, Chiang Kai Shek was corrupt and that the Chinese Communists under Mao were the only ones who really fought the Japanese. Mitter helps set the record more straight. Yes, Chiang Kai Shek and the Nationalists were corrupt, he does not gloss over that, but they also had a much bigger role in the fight against Japan than the Communists like to say. At the same time, Mitter gives a much more realistic view of Mao and the communists that is way more complex and realistic than the version we often get which mirrors the Chinese Communist Party view. I was especially interested in Mitter's take on the Xian Incident, which the communists tell was Chiang Kai Shek, being forced to stop fighting the communists and start fighting the Japanese. We learn that is not what happened nor the reason for the kidnapping. I also liked Mitter's short take on the affects of the Marshall Mission at the very end of the War in attempting to stop the Civil War from starting again.

I liked that the author went beyond the simplistic and in a readable fashion gives a more in depth view of the importance of China during WWII to the overall Allied Victory, while setting the record straight with a more realistic view of what happened.

I recommend this book to people interested in Chinese History or WWII history.
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3.0 out of 5 starsWelcome coverage of a WWII theater under-reported in English-speaking...

Rana Mitter’s book Forgotten Ally: China’s World War II, 1937 – 1945 (2014) [published in the UK as China’s War with Japan, 1937 – 1945: The Struggle for Survival (2013)] is a... Read more

Published 18 days ago by Stephen B. Young
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A well-written account of a brutal 8 year stretch for China.

Published 1 month ago by Murdock
5.0 out of 5 starsI now have a new respect for the Chinese people, who endured so much!

If you are interested in WWII history, this is well worth reading. It opened my eyes to the sacrifices made by the Chinese people, fighting a protracted ground war against the... Read more

Published 2 months ago by imarelic
4.0 out of 5 starsFour Stars

Informative.

Published 2 months ago by tom mulvev
4.0 out of 5 starsFour Stars

great but dry if not into it a lot in a major way

Published 2 months ago by tgn
5.0 out of 5 starsA great read

Mitter succeeds well in reminding the West of what happened in WWII in China, and in correcting misconceptions that were rife in Western books and media.

Published 2 months ago by Konga76
4.0 out of 5 starsFour Stars

Christmas gift for father-in-law, he was very interested in it.

Published 3 months ago by wanwenyuan
4.0 out of 5 starsFour Stars

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Published 3 months ago by Peter
5.0 out of 5 starsNew information

Interesting read! Still had significant trouble with who was who due to all the Chinese and Japanese names. Read more

Published 5 months ago by Charlie
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

A good book about China's role in WWII.

Published 5 months ago by James A. Husing

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