Table of Contents

Title Page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Dedication
Epigraph
Dramatis Personae
Pronunciation Guide
Prologue: City on Fire
Maps
THE PATH TO WAR
As Close as Lips and Teeth: China’s Fall, Japan’s Rise
A New Revolution
The Path to Confrontation
DISASTER
Thirty-seven Days in Summer: The Outbreak of War
The Battle for Shanghai
Refugees and Resistance
Massacre at Nanjing
The Battle of Taierzhuang
The Deadly River
Photos
RESISTING ALONE
“A Sort of Wartime Normal”
Flight into the Unknown
The Road to Pearl Harbor
Photos
One War, Two Fronts
Showdown with Stilwell
Unexpected Victory
Epilogue: The Enduring War
Notes
Further Reading
Acknowledgments
Photo Credits
Index
About the Author