Far East War. Volume 2

Author: Luo Xianming
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: This year marks the 60th anniversary of the World War II against Fascism and the victory of the Anti-Japanese War. Reflecting on the war half a century ago, people around the world united closely, fighting an unyielding and heroic struggle for the dreams of freedom and peace. As the ancient saying goes, "Learn from history to enlighten the future." In today's complex international landscape, we should even more so revisit the history that has deeply wounded our Chinese nation, so that people can profoundly realize that autocracy and war can only bring disaster to humanity, while freedom and peace are the themes of the world's development today. This book interprets the Far East War through a cinematic lens, presenting a panoramic view of the bloody battle that took place on the land of the Far East. The switching of scenes, the shifting of characters, and the contrast between war and peace all happen in an instant. Open your eyes, and you will witness the epic grandeur and sorrow, the cruelty that froze flesh and blood, and the desperate longing for life. Authentic history requires the support of human spiritual character. The author, with courage, insight, and a natural, profound, sharp, and towering honesty, delves into the raw state of the Far East War—its turbulence, its tragedy, and its hidden depths—with natural force, insight, and structural power, reaching as far as the inhumane and brutal storm from June 1927 to September 1945; reaching as far as the earth-shaking rhythms and boundless essence, original color, and original meaning of the anti-war struggles in China, the United States, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, North Korea, the Philippines, Malaysia, Australia, Myanmar, Indonesia, India, Thailand, and Vietnam; reaching as far as the crimson history of the rise, development, and fall of Japanese militarism; reaching as far as the countless and irrevocable disasters, sorrows, desolation, and truths. Ten years of labor and reflection, sifting through the vast and long-preserved historical records, polishing and completing the work. The book sets aside all biases of nation, ethnicity, party, religion, race, and culture, clinging only to the ultimate truth and a compassionate heart. Readers will see firsthand how the high commanders of the Far East War planned and won victories, how officers and soldiers fought in the wilderness, with many casualties and bones covering the plains; they will witness how national leaders were swept up by the tides of war, who supported and supplied the war groups that claimed supremacy in the Far East, and how tens of millions of common people were unjustly, brutally, and excessively killed. Over one hundred historical figures are vividly portrayed with strong realism, including high-level decision-makers on the Far East battlefield such as Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Chiang Kai-shek, Chester Nimitz, Douglas MacArthur, Joseph Stilwell, Soong Mei-ling, Hideki Tojo, Isoroku Yamamoto, Tomoyuki Yamashita, and Tadao Akamatsu, as well as ordinary anti-war soldiers such as the American pilot Robert Short, who sacrificed on the Chinese battlefield, the Filipino judge José Santos, who refused to cooperate with the Japanese until the end, the Malayan anti-war heroes Katy and her daughter, the Indonesian anti-war hero Subarjito, the American general Simon, who died in the Okinawa landing battle, the Korean anti-war hero Yun Bong-gil, and the brave and resourceful Lin Mou-sheng of the "136th Brigade." The book vividly depicts the soldiers of the Chinese Communist Party and the Kuomintang, such as Peng Dehuai, Zhu Guangqian, Yang Jingyu, Chen Ruoke, Zhao Chongde, Zhao Yiman, Zhang Zichong, Li Jiayu, Qi Xueqi, Li Zongren, and Ye Yuching. The book also provides a light yet profound analysis of Japan, from the emperor Hirohito to the common people. The entire work blends history and literature, presenting the Far East War in an epic grandeur, depth, and boundless freedom, showcasing it in a way never seen before. This makes history, restored to its true form, possess the quality and significance of fossils and bas-reliefs. Reading it leaves one in awe and deeply moved. Authentic history requires the support of human spiritual character. The author, with courage, insight, and a natural, profound, sharp, and towering honesty, delves into the raw state of the Far East War—its turbulence, its tragedy, and its hidden depths—with natural force, insight, and structural power, reaching as far as the inhumane and brutal storm from June 1927 to September 1945; reaching as far as the earth-shaking rhythms and boundless essence, original color, and original meaning of the anti-war struggles in China, the United States, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, North Korea, the Philippines, Malaysia, Australia, Myanmar, Indonesia, India, Thailand, and Vietnam; reaching as far as the crimson history of the rise, development, and fall of Japanese militarism; reaching as far as the countless and irrevocable disasters, sorrows, desolation, and truths. Ten years of labor and reflection, sifting through the vast and long-preserved historical records, polishing and completing the work. The book sets aside all biases of nation, ethnicity, party, religion, race, and culture, clinging only to the ultimate truth and a compassionate heart. Readers will see firsthand how the high commanders of the Far East War planned and won victories, how officers and soldiers fought in the wilderness, with many casualties and bones covering the plains; they will witness how national leaders were swept up by the tides of war, who supported and supplied the war groups that claimed supremacy in the Far East, and how tens of millions of common people were unjustly, brutally, and excessively killed. Over one hundred historical figures are vividly portrayed with strong realism, including high-level decision-makers on the Far East battlefield such as Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Chiang Kai-shek, Chester Nimitz, Douglas MacArthur, Joseph Stilwell, Soong Mei-ling, Hideki Tojo, Isoroku Yamamoto, Tomoyuki Yamashita, and Tadao Akamatsu, as well as ordinary anti-war soldiers such as the American pilot Robert Short, who sacrificed on the Chinese battlefield, the Filipino judge José Santos, who refused to cooperate with the Japanese until the end, the Malayan anti-war heroes Katy and her daughter, the Indonesian anti-war hero Subarjito, the American general Simon, who died in the Okinawa landing battle, the Korean anti-war hero Yun Bong-gil, and the brave and resourceful Lin Mou-sheng of the "136th Brigade." The book vividly depicts the soldiers of the Chinese Communist Party and the Kuomintang, such as Peng Dehuai, Zhu Guangqian, Yang Jingyu, Chen Ruoke, Zhao Chongde, Zhao Yiman, Zhang Zichong, Li Jiayu, Qi Xueqi, Li Zongren, and Ye Yuching. The book also provides a light yet profound analysis of Japan, from the emperor Hirohito to the common people. The entire work blends history and literature, presenting the Far East War in an epic grandeur, depth, and boundless freedom. This makes history, restored to its true form, possess the quality and significance of fossils and bas-reliefs. Reading it leaves one in awe and deeply moved.