The Wars for Asia, 1911-1949
- ISBN-10
- 1107020697
- ISBN-13
- 9781107020696
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 487
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-08-20
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Author
- S. C. M. Paine
Description
This book shows that the Western treatment of World War II, the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War misrepresents their connections and causes.
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