Wuhan, 1938

Download or read book Wuhan, 1938 written by Stephen R. MacKinnon and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2008-05-21 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the spring of 1938, a flood of Chinese refugees displaced by the Anti-Japanese War (1937-1945) converged on the central Yangzi valley tricity complex of Wuhan. For ten remarkable months, in a highly charged atmosphere of carnage, heroism, and desperation, Wuhan held out against the Japanese in what would become a turning point in the war—and one that attracted international attention. Stephen MacKinnon for the first time tells the full story of Wuhan's defense and fall, and how the siege's aftermath led to new directions in the history of modern Chinese culture, society, and politics.