Anti-Japanese War: A Battle That Chinese People Must Never Forget

Author: Li Lizhi
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: The flames of resistance against Japan have long faded into the distance of Zhejiang. Unfolding these dust-covered historical photographs and blood-stained lines of text reveals the heroic figures who sacrificed their lives for their country, shocking events that shook the world, the tragic and fierce battles, and the atrocities beyond description. They stand as countless warning bells, constantly shaking the hearts of the Chinese people. Time may pass, but history cannot be forgotten! The ten or so major battles selected in this book are merely fragments of the vast and tumultuous War of Resistance against Japan. Yet even these fragments, let alone the pieces within them, are worth us picking up again today, over 60 years later. For example: Facing the threat of the Japanese forces, Ma Zhanshan retorted, "As long as there is still a breath left in me, I will never allow even an inch of land to fall into the hands of the enemy." On the ancient Great Wall, a squad leader named Hou Wanshan, before the battle, expressed his longing for his mother and wife. Dai Anlan, while fighting in Burma, wrote to his family, "Now we are fighting alone and are determined to sacrifice everything to repay our country for its nurturing! To die for the country in battle is an extremely glorious matter." In addition, there is the sound of artillery fire from Huangtuling that struck down the Japanese "flower of famous generals," and Peng Dehuai's roar, "If we fail to take Guanjialuo, heads will roll, big or small." Who can say that these fragments will be submerged in the long river of history as time passes?