{"product_id":"the-battle-for-china-essays-on-the-military-history-of-the-sinojapanese-war-of-19371945-9780804792073","title":"The Battle for China  Essays on the Military","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis project offers the first English-language general history of military operations during the Sino-Japanese war based on Japanese, Chinese, and Western sources.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[I]t is the most comprehensive introduction to the [military history of the Sino–Japanese War] currently available . . . The articles provide a competent, detailed, strongly factual and authoritative account of the two main armies' strategy, tactics, doctrines, weaponry, equipment, training, indoctrination, combat effectiveness, discipline, logistics, communications, conscription methods, intelligence, force structure and command, and of the international environment. \"—Gregor Benton, \u003ci\u003eThe China Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[\u003ci\u003eThe Battle for China\u003c\/i\u003e] fills a major gap in the historiography of the Sino-Japanese War and makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of the modern experience of East Asia . . . Historians should find this volume a much needed addition to their essential readings.\"—Ke-Wen Wang, \u003ci\u003eJournal of World History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[The editors of \u003ci\u003eThe Battle for China\u003c\/i\u003e] present to Western readers some of the best scholarship on the Sino-Japanese War by Chinese and Japanese historians, whose writings and publications previously were inaccessible to readers of English . . . [T]his rich and well-researched volume . . . should serve as an indispensable reference for the study of World War II.\"—Qiang Zhai, \u003ci\u003eFrontiers of History in China\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[R]emarkably well organized . . . In many ways, this book is a model of transnational scholarly collaboration . . . [T]his volume belongs on the shelf of all students and scholars of East Asian, international, and military history.\"—Edward A. McCord, \u003ci\u003eChina Review International\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In-depth studies of critical moments of the war, combined with a comprehensive and well-written narrative of the larger events, make it a valuable addition to the literature for both specialists and the general reader.\"—David Gordon, \u003ci\u003ePacific Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[The Battle for China] is by far the best academic treatment of the military history of the [Sino-Japanese] war in English . . . A chronology, fourteen maps, and a select bibliography in three languages make this an indispensable work for historians of modern China . . . In scope, it is the most comprehensive work on the military history of the war in English. It makes available a diverse body of scholarship, much of which has not been translated. It should stimulate additional research into one of the most significant events in the history of modern China.\"—Parks M. Coble, \u003ci\u003eChinese Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Battle for China\u003c\/i\u003e, an excellent collection of more than a dozen essays by nearly a score of American, British, Chinese, and Japanese scholars, is the first full English-language account of the Sino-Japanese War. Its unique description and analysis of military operations should please both the general reader and the specialist.\"—Colonel Stanley L. Falk, \u003ci\u003eARMY Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A model of scholarship and tone, \u003ci\u003eThe Battle for China\u003c\/i\u003e is a uniquely comprehensive overview of the military operations that shaped events in both China and Japan from 1937–1945. Each of the chapters has something to teach general readers and specialists about the semi-modern war that defined modern Asia.\"—Dennis Showalter, Colorado College\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Battle for China\u003c\/i\u003e is a rare treasure that will likely renew interest in this underdeveloped field. For those interested in the Pacific war or greater insight into modern Chinese history, I highly recommend it.\"—Major Robert S. Burrell, United States Marine Corps, \u003ci\u003eNaval History Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405618651479,"sku":"9780804792073","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780804792073.jpg?v=1730493019","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-battle-for-china-essays-on-the-military-history-of-the-sinojapanese-war-of-19371945-9780804792073","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}