{"product_id":"the-china-incident-g-william-whitehurst-9781476682334","title":"The China Incident: Igniting the Second Sino-Japanese War","description":"\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e G. William Whitehurst\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 147668233X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476682334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/06\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 362\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.80w x 0.90d","brand":"G. William Whitehurst","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43987529531647,"sku":"9781476682334","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_17f0aa14-672f-44c8-86e7-2ab28b2402e9.jpg?v=1683289532","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-china-incident-g-william-whitehurst-9781476682334","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}