A Bloody War of Resistance: Starting with the Battle of Shanghai

On July 7, 1937, China began its full-scale War of Resistance. The Battle of Shanghai pitted a million Chinese and Japanese troops against each other in a fierce struggle for the city. The Chinese army fought a stronger enemy. Air force pilots shed their blood across the skies, while the navy fought to the last, meeting destruction on the waves. Local forces raced thousands of miles to Shanghai, joining the Central Training Corps and German-equipped divisions in a bloody battle. They held their ground, killing Japanese invaders and driving them out. This book recounts that sweeping and deeply tragic war of resistance against Japan. The Chinese soldiers and civilians built a wall of steel with their own flesh and blood. Through their actions, the Chinese people showed the world that the Chinese nation would never surrender.