The China incident : igniting the second Sino-Japanese war / G. William Whitehurst.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Whitehurst, G. William, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945.

United States--Foreign relations--China.

United States.

Japan--Foreign relations--China.

Japan.

China--Foreign relations--United States.

China.

China--Foreign relations--Japan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (361 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2020]

Summary:

"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. At first proposing an ineffectual "quarantine" approach to Japan, he eventually took active steps to block Japanese aggression. 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." Provided by publisher.

Contents:

An Empire and an Army Are Born

The Army in Retreat

The Struggle for Control

Triumph and Uncertainty

The Marco Polo Bridge Incident

The China Incident

The Home Front

North China and the Failure of Mediation

Quarantine the Aggressor

Charade at Brussels

The Rape of Nanking

Aftermath.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4766-4135-8