China's Bitter Victory: War with Japan, 1937-45 1st Edition
by
James C. Hsiung
(Author),
Steven I. Levine
(Author)
ISBN-13: 978-1563242465
ISBN-10: 156324246X
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"China's Bitter Victory" is a comprehensive analysis of China's epochal war with Japan. Striving for a holistic understanding of China's wartime experience, the contributors examine developments in the Nationalist, communist, and Japanese-occupied areas of the country. More than just a history of battles and conferences, the book portrays the significant impact of the war on every dimension of Chinese life, including politics, the economy, culture, legal affairs, and science. For within the overriding struggle for national survival, the competition for political goals continued. China ultimately triumphed, but at a price of between 15 and 20 million lives and vast destruction of property and resources. And China's bitter victory brought new trials for the Chinese people in the form of civil war and revolution. This book tells the story of China during a crucial period pregnant with consequences not only for China but also for Asia and the world as well. Addressed to students, scholars, and general readers, the book aims to fill a gap in the existing literature on modern Chinese history and on World War II.
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- Publisher : Routledge; 1st edition (September 30, 1992)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 360 pages
- ISBN-10 : 156324246X
- ISBN-13 : 978-1563242465
- Lexile measure : 1560L
- Item Weight : 1 pounds
- Dimensions : 6 x 0.82 x 9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #3,353,394 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #2,585 in Asian History (Books)
- #3,036 in Military History (Books)
- #5,065 in Japanese History (Books)
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Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2018
I was looking for a military history of the Sino-Japanese war. This book is just about every thing else; social, political, financial, foreign affairs and one chapter on the actual fighting. Interesting in parts, but not what I was looking for.
Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2012
The book is very difficult to read, with the prose not very interesting or engaging. Overly academic and not meant for non-historian. Had to skip many paragraphs and chapters.
Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2011
China's Bitter Victory is an informative collection of academic essays
that provide a wealth of detail on WWII China that's virtually unknown
outside of specialist circles. It tends to put the nationalist struggle
against the Japanese in general and the KMT government in particular in
a positive light, but readers interested in an antidote should read the
chapter on China in Max Hasting's book Retribution: The Battle for Japan, 1944-45 (Vintage) . Definitely worth a
read for those with a deep interest Chinese history,
but is probably too dry for the average WWII buff.
that provide a wealth of detail on WWII China that's virtually unknown
outside of specialist circles. It tends to put the nationalist struggle
against the Japanese in general and the KMT government in particular in
a positive light, but readers interested in an antidote should read the
chapter on China in Max Hasting's book Retribution: The Battle for Japan, 1944-45 (Vintage) . Definitely worth a
read for those with a deep interest Chinese history,
but is probably too dry for the average WWII buff.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2002
The Chinese Nationalist Government led by Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek had done a great job during World War 2. The Chinese soldiers and people fought bravely hard against the invaders, but nobody in the United States know too many about the Second Sino-Japanese War!! I really thank the author who wrote this book to bring the history alive!!
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Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2022
Gives an excellent understanding of China's war with Japan

