ISBN10: 161200167X, ISBN13: 9781612001678, [publisher: Casemate Publishing] Hardcover Casemate Publishing Historical Reference Books (Casemate Publishing) Shanghai 1937 - Stalingrad on the Yangtze (EX)Manufacturer: Casemate PublishingProduct Line: Historical Reference Books (Casemate Publishing)Type: HardcoverCopyright Date: 2013Author: Peter HarmsenPage Count: 310Please review the condition and any condition notes for the exact condition of this item. All pictures are stock photos. The condition of the item you will receive is EX. Our grading system is explained in the terms of sale section of our bookseller page. Please feel free to contact us with any questions. Product Description:This deeply researched book describes one of the great forgotten battles of the 20th century. At its height it involved nearly a million Chinese and Japanese soldiers, while sucking in three million civilians as unwilling spectators and, often, victims. It turned what had been a Japanese adventure in China into a general war between the two oldest and proudest civilizations of the Far East. Ultimately, it led to Pearl Harbor and to seven decades of tumultuous history in Asia. The Battle of Shanghai was a pivotal event that helped define and shape the modern world.In its sheer scale, the struggle for China’s largest city was a sinister forewarning of what was in store for the rest of mankind only a few years hence, in theaters around the world. It demonstrated how technology had ...