Eight Hundred Heroes
China's Lost Battalion and the Fall of Shanghai
$41.57
- Hardcover
304 pages
- Release Date
8 June 2022
Summary
Acclaimed historian Stephen Robinson brings to life a legendary last stand. Shanghai 1937.
With invading Japanese troops poised to capture one of the world’s greatest cities after almost three months of brutal urban warfare, the Chinese Army begins to retreat – except for a single battalion that stays behind to fight. These soldiers led by Lieutenant Colonel Xie Jinyuan, known as the ‘Eight Hundred Heroes’, defended Sihang Warehouse – a six-storey concrete building and natura…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781922539205 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1922539201 |
| Author: | Stephen Robinson |
| Publisher: | Exisle Publishing |
| Imprint: | Exisle Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 8 June 2022 |
| Weight: | 848g |
| Dimensions: | 151mm x 234mm |
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Critics Review
“Robinson provides a succinct account of the Chinese defence of the Sihang warehouse, (that) has emerged a legend which has survived China’s postwar upheavals. The book gives us all of this as well as the poignancy of the later lives of those who created the legend. The chapters covering the books, poetry, songs and films which continue to mark the events of the Sihang warehouse provide a blueprint for the way legends are made and how they take on a greater importance than the actual events which gave birth to them.” – Jim Sullivan, Otago Daily Times
“Well paced and comprehensive, this is a valuable introduction to a turning point in Chinese military history.” – Publisher’s Weekly
“Drawing on numerous foreign press archives, as well as hundreds of firsthand accounts from men who took part in the fighting, the author weaves together narrative and context to tell the many fascinating, and hitherto untold stories of courage… invaluable.” – Classic Military Vehicle Magazine
Stephen Robinson
Stephen Robinson has a First Class degree in Asian history and politics and has graduated from Australian Command and Staff College. He has worked at the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, as a policy officer in the Department of Defence, and has now written three books about the art of war.
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