| Description |
xiii, 465 p. : maps ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Modern war studies |
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Modern war studies.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 429-440) and index. |
| Contents |
Collective security in Asia : the global significance of hong Kong and southern China -- Clearing the decks : preparing for war in South China, 1935 to July 1937 -- The Sino-Japanese War begins : proxy war in China, July 1937 to October 1938 -- The trap is sprung, October 1938 to March 1939 -- Stalemate, March to October 1939 -- Impasse in Kwangsi and Japan's failed interdiction strategy against Hong Kong, November 1939 to May 1940 -- Leveraging war and peace, May to December 1940 -- The triumph of collective security : Hong Kong, 1941 -- Empires derailed : the war in South China, September 1941 to January 1942 -- Collective insecurity : the demise of imperial power in Asia. |
| Subject |
Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 -- Campaigns -- China, Southeast.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- China, Southeast.
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| ISBN |
9780700618774 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0700618775 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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