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Forgotten Ally

Rana Mitter traces China’s long resistance to Japan through rival leaders, civilian suffering, and an unequal Allied partnership, showing how the war reshaped China’s future.

18 parts, about 30 minutes to read.

At a glance

Author
Rana Mitter
Parts
18 parts
Reading time
about 30 minutes
The whole book
Also to read in full

What the summary covers

  1. A war the world forgot2 min
  2. Before 19372 min
  3. Revolution and fractured rule2 min
  4. Toward open war2 min
  5. The war begins1 min
  6. Shanghai and the flight inland2 min
  7. Nanjing and the long defense2 min
  8. A river breached and a capital lost1 min
  9. Three strained Chinese states1 min
  10. Wang’s wager2 min
  11. Alliance and isolation2 min
  12. Famine, money and coercion1 min
  13. The security states1 min
  14. Recognition and broken promises2 min
  15. Two fronts in 19442 min
  16. The Stilwell rupture1 min
  17. An unexpected victory2 min
  18. The enduring war2 min

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