Battle for Yunnan-Burma-India: A Chronicle of the Chinese Expeditionary Force's War Effort

Author: Fang Zhijin
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: The Japanese began their assault on Tonggu City. Still the old tactics—planes and artillery. Dozens of planes rained down hundreds of tons of steel on Tonggu City, while hundreds of cannons fired at a density of thousands of shells per hour, pounding the ancient city. Buildings in Tonggu City collapsed one after another. By March 25th, Tonggu City had been reduced to a wasteland of ashes by the Japanese. March 26th was the most brutal day of the Battle of Tonggu. Enraged after consecutive setbacks, the Japanese launched a fierce assault from three sides. Japanese soldiers tied white cloth bands to their foreheads and charged fiercely into Tonggu, with close-quarters combat breaking out at every position. However, the spirit of Bushido was once again swept away in the face of the heroic soldiers of the 200th Division, leaving behind rows of corpses without seizing any inch of Tonggu territory.
In this nearly 400,000-character work, the author, with the unique identity and convenience of being a descendant of the Whampoa Military Academy, has had the opportunity to hear firsthand accounts from senior commanders of the Burma Campaign and has interviewed relevant individuals and the families of the soldiers of the Burma Campaign. With sincere emotions and fluent writing, he vividly recreates the touching scenes of Chinese soldiers fighting the Japanese on the during the Anti-Japanese War. At the same time, while praising the heroic deeds of the Burma Campaign soldiers, he truthfully reflects the ruthless factional struggles among senior Nationalist Party generals, the high-level power struggles between the three major powers of China, the United States, and the United Kingdom, based on their differing interests. He vividly recreates the tragic yet stirring history of Southeast Asia on the Pacific battlefield 60 years ago.