The China Incident

Igniting the Second Sino-Japanese War

G. William Whitehurst (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

362 Seiten

2021
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-8233-4 (ISBN)

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In 1937, Japan blundered into a debilitating war with China, beginning with a minor incident near Peking (now Beijing) that quickly escalated. The Japanese won significant battles and captured the capital, Nanking, after a horrific massacre of its citizens. Chiang Kai-shek, China's acknowledged leader, would not surrender--each side believed it could win a war of attrition. The U.S. sided with China, primarily because of President Roosevelt's personal bias in their favor.

Drawing on a wealth of sources including interviews with key players, from soldiers to diplomats, this history traces America's unexpected and unpopular involvement in an Asian conflict, and the growing recognition of Japan's threat to world peace and the inevitability of war.

G. William Whitehurst served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. During his navy experience, he witnessed several of the events described in this book. From 1968–1987, he was the Representative for the Second District of Virginia. Upon retiring from Congress, he resumed an academic career at Old Dominion University teaching history and political science.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

I. An Empire and an Army Are Born

II. The Army in Retreat

III. The Struggle for Control

IV. Triumph and Uncertainty

V. The Marco Polo Bridge Incident

VI. The China Incident

VII. The Home Front

VIII. North China and the Failure of Mediation

IX. Quarantine the Aggressor

X. Charade at Brussels

XI. The Rape of Nanking

XII. Aftermath

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	22.01.2021
Zusatzinfo	11 photos, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	476 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
ISBN-10	1-4766-8233-X / 147668233X
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-8233-4 / 9781476682334
Zustand	Neuware