ABSTRACT

This book contains eighteen studies on various important phases of Japan’s invasion of China. The appendix contains the historical declaration by Chiang-Kai-shek setting forth clearly the reasons why China took up arms against Japanese aggression, and a lucid chapter by the veteran sinologist Owen Lattimore on what Korea pays for Japan’s rule. Ever since the invasion of Manchuria by Japan in September 1931 the writer called attention to the fact that, in view of the League commitments, aggression in the East, if not properly stopped according to the League Covenant, would encourage aggression to spread beyond the limits of Asia.

 

chapter 1|10 pages

The Invasion of Manchuria

chapter 2|11 pages

Japan’s Rights and Grievances

chapter 4|10 pages

The Sale of the Chinese Eastern Railway

chapter 5|7 pages

The Pan-Asiatic Doctrine of Japan

chapter 6|5 pages

Japan Crosses the Great Wall

chapter 8|8 pages

The Canton-Hankow Railway Plays Its Part

chapter 9|3 pages

Isolation and Neutrality

chapter 11|2 pages

What Does China Fight For?

chapter 12|3 pages

The Japanese “Open Door”

chapter 13|2 pages

British Interests in China

chapter 14|2 pages

The Fate of Shanghai

chapter 15|2 pages

Japan’s New Weapon

chapter 17|7 pages

The Sack of Nanking