The Fall Of Shanghai
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The Fall Of Shanghai
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Author : Noel Barber
language : en
Publisher: Coward McCann
Release Date : 1979
The Fall Of Shanghai written by Noel Barber and has been published by Coward McCann this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with History categories.
Shanghai
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Author : Stella Dong
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2001-05-22
Shanghai written by Stella Dong and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-05-22 with History categories.
Transformed from a swampland wilderness into a dazzling, modern–day Babylon, the Shanghai that predated Mao‘s cultural revolution was a city like no other: redolent with opium and underworld crime, booming with foreign trade, blessed with untold wealth and marred by abject squalor. Journalist Stella Dong captures all the exoticism, extremes, and excitement of this legendary city as if it were a larger–than–life character in a fantastic novel.
Eight Hundred Heroes
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Author : Stephen Robinson
language : en
Publisher: Exisle Publishing
Release Date : 2022-06-15
Eight Hundred Heroes written by Stephen Robinson and has been published by Exisle Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-06-15 with History categories.
Acclaimed historian Stephen Robinson brings to life a legendary last stand. Shanghai 1937. With invading Japanese troops poised to capture one of the world’s greatest cities after almost three months of brutal urban warfare, the Chinese Army begins to retreat – except for a single battalion that stays behind to fight. These soldiers led by Lieutenant Colonel Xie Jinyuan, known as the ‘Eight Hundred Heroes’, defended Sihang Warehouse – a six-storey concrete building and natural fortress. The men repulsed waves of Japanese attacks with intense bravery as thousands of spectators looked on from the relative safety of the British Concession inside Shanghai’s International Settlement. Western journalists with front row seats to the spectacle spread the story across the globe as the plight of the heroes captured the sympathy of the world. Their valour raised Chinese morale as did the actions of the heroine Yang Huimin, a Girl Guide who delivered a Chinese flag to the defenders that flew over Sihang Warehouse as a beacon of hope. Eight Hundred Heroes is an in-depth account, resulting from extensive research that for the first time comprehensively utilises first-hand accounts of the Chinese participants and the observations of westerners who witnessed the battle at close range. It also explains how this incredible feat of heroism became an enduring myth that helped define modern China.
Shanghai And Nanjing 1937
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Author : Benjamin Lai
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2017-06-29
Shanghai And Nanjing 1937 written by Benjamin Lai and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06-29 with History categories.
From 1931, China and Japan had been embroiled in a number of small-scale conflicts that had seen vast swathes of territory being occupied by the Japanese. On 7 July 1937, the Japanese engineered the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, which led to the fall of Beijing and Tianjin and the start of a de facto state of war between the two countries. This force then moved south, landing an expeditionary force to take Shanghai and from there drive west to capture Nanjing. This fully illustrated book tells the story of the Japanese assault on these two great Chinese cities. The battle of Shanghai was the first large-scale urban warfare of World War II and one of the bloodiest battles of the entire Sino-Japanese War. The determined resistance by Chinese inflicted sizable Japanese casualties, and may well have contributed to the subsequent massacre of prisoners and civilians in the battle of Nanjing, tarnishing Japan's reputation in the eyes of the world.
The Fall Of The Pagoda
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Author : Eileen Chang
language : en
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
Release Date : 2010-01-01
The Fall Of The Pagoda written by Eileen Chang and has been published by Hong Kong University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-01 with Literary Collections categories.
This is the first of two semi-autobiographical novels written originally in English which depict Chang's childhood years in Tianjin and Shanghai. The book introduces a young girl growing up amid many family entanglements with her divorced mother and spinster aunt during the 1930s.
Shanghai
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Author : Stella Dong
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Shanghai written by Stella Dong and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with China categories.
Shanghai
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Author : Stella Dong
language : en
Publisher: Perennial
Release Date :
Shanghai written by Stella Dong and has been published by Perennial this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with China categories.
Captures the exoticism, extremes and excitement of this legendary city.
Shanghai 1842 1949
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Author : Stella Dong
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000-02-01
Shanghai 1842 1949 written by Stella Dong and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-02-01 with History categories.
A wonderful biography of the greatest metropolis in Asia from the turn of the 19th cent. until Mao1s army swept away its decadence in 1949. Chronicles how a wilderness of swamps was transformed into a dazzling, modern-day Babylon. Seductive and cruel, Shanghai, was a booming international port at the mouth of the Yangtze River: a powerful criminal underworld controlled the port in league with the city1s wealthiest citizens and the military. This was the most turbulent spot in Asia, for war, rebellion, and econ. disaster were never far from its door. Knowing that the control of Shanghai was the key to China, warlords, revolutionaries, and outside invaders all vied for this richest of prizes. Photos.
Shanghai 1937
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Author : Peter Harmsen
language : en
Publisher: Casemate
Release Date : 2013-05-03
Shanghai 1937 written by Peter Harmsen and has been published by Casemate this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-03 with History categories.
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 ChinaÕs 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 given rise to new forms of warfare, or had made old forms even more lethal. Amphibious landings, tank assaults, aerial dogfights and most importantly, urban combat, all happened in Shanghai in 1937. It was a dress rehearsal for World War IIÑor perhaps more correctly it was the inaugural act in the warÑthe first major battle in the global conflict. Actors from a variety of nations were present in Shanghai during the three fateful autumn months when the battle raged. The rich cast included China's ascetic Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and his Japanese adversary, General Matsui Iwane, who wanted Asia to rise from disunity, but ultimately pushed the continent toward its deadliest conflict ever. Claire Chennault, later of ÒFlying TigerÓ fame, was among the figures emerging in the course of the campaign, as was First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. In an ironic twist, Alexander von Falkenhausen, a stern German veteran of the Great War, abandoned his role as a mere advisor to the Chinese army and led it into battle against the Japanese invaders. Written by Peter Harmsen, a foreign correspondent in East Asia for two decades, and currently bureau chief in Taiwan for the French news agency AFP, Shanghai 1937 fills a gaping chasm in our understanding of the Second World War.
A History Of Modern Shanghai Banking The Rise And Decline Of China S Financial Capitalism
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Author : Ji Zhaojin
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-07-08
A History Of Modern Shanghai Banking The Rise And Decline Of China S Financial Capitalism written by Ji Zhaojin and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-08 with Business & Economics categories.
As the center of capitalism in China, Shanghai banking provides a unique perspective for assessing the impact of the changes from financial capitalism to socialist planning banking in the early 1950s, and for evaluating the reform of China's banking system since the 1980s. This book offers a comprehensive history of Shanghai banking and capital markets from 1842 to 1952, and illustrates the non-financial elements that contributed to the revolutionary social and financial changes since the 1950s, as well as financial experiences that are significant to China's economic development today. The book describes the rise and fall of China's traditional native banks, the establishment of foreign banks, and the creation of modern state banks, while focusing on the colorful world of banking, finance, and international relations in modern Shanghai. It assesses the Chinese government's intervention in banking and finance during the Qing dynasty and the Republican era, as well as the concept of state capitalism after the establishment of the People's Republic. The author examines various modern-style Chinese banks through fascinating stories of Shanghai bankers. In addition, she provides detailed coverage of market-oriented international trade, banking associations, the conflicts between state and society, the government involvement in business, the management of foreign exchange, joint venture banks, wartime banking and finance, hyperinflation, corruption, and banking nationalization.