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Battle site · The Road to War, 1931–1941

The Battle of Shanghai

Map showing The Battle of Shanghai — The Road to War, 1931–1941
BATTLE SITE · THE ROAD TO WAR, 1931–1941

Aug–Nov 1937 — Chiang throws his best German-trained divisions into China’s greatest city and holds three months. Perhaps 250,000 Chinese casualties buy the world’s attention — and lose the coast.

This is one scene of Chapter 6 — China: The War Nobody Declared in The Road to War, 1931–1941.

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