Taking a Step Back Is Home: Revealing the Secrets of China's Anti-Japanese War from Japanese Historical Materials

Sassou's writing style is smart and humorous, vividly presenting this heavy and exciting history to readers. The book also contains a large number of historical photos taken by Japan. Through mutual verification of Japanese historical materials and Chinese records, many precious historical deeds of Chinese soldiers and civilians resisting the enemy and defending the country have been reproduced or filled in. Most of the Japanese materials used by Sassou are veterans' memories, wartime reports, unpublished manuscripts and other materials that professional researchers have ignored or paid no attention to and are stored in Japanese archives, second-hand bookstores, and in private hands. Most of this information is the recollections of Japanese invaders of the military activities they participated in. Although their positions are different, they are highly authentic and have accurate details. However, the Chinese records are extremely lacking in data because they were mostly defensive battles and defeats. Especially the Japanese losses and battle details were either fabricated or missing. The Japanese data can enrich the records in this regard. Sassou's writing style is witty and lively, his emotions are sincere, and his research is rigorous. In each chapter, he reproduces the touching history of Chinese soldiers and civilians who generously died for the dignity of the nation, and Sassou's full feelings about his family and country are reflected everywhere. The book also contains a large number of historical photos taken by the Japanese during the Anti-Japanese War, with interactive graphics and text, adding more historical value.