
Forgotten Ally
China's World War II, 1937 - 1945
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Narrado por:
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Simon Vance
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Rana Mitter
The epic, untold story of China's devastating eight-year war of resistance against Japan.
For decades, a major piece of World War II history has gone virtually unwritten. The war began in China two full years before Hitler invaded Poland, and China eventually became the fourth great ally, partner to the United States, the Soviet Union, and Great Britain. Yet its drama of invasion, resistance, slaughter, and political intrigue remains little known in the West.
Rana Mitter focuses his gripping narrative on three towering leaders: Chiang Kai-shek, the politically gifted but tragically flawed head of China's Nationalist government; Mao Zedong, the Communists' fiery ideological stalwart, seen here at the beginning of his epochal career; and the lesser-known Wang Jingwei, who collaborated with the Japanese to form a puppet state in occupied China. Drawing on Chinese archives that have only been unsealed in the past 10 years, he brings to vivid new life such characters as Chiang's American chief of staff, the unforgettable "Vinegar Joe" Stilwell, and such horrific events as the Rape of Nanking and the bombing of China's wartime capital, Chongqing. Throughout, Forgotten Ally shows how the Chinese people played an essential role in the wider war effort, at great political and personal sacrifice.
Forgotten Ally rewrites the entire history of World War II, yet it also offers surprising insights into contemporary China. No 20th-century event was as crucial in shaping China's worldview, and no one can understand China, and its relationship with America today, without this definitive work.
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Simon Vance is my favorite narrator, fiction or nonfiction. Terrific job with the pronunciation of innumerable Chinese names and places. A wonderful book on an all-too-often forgotten part of the Second World War.Simon Vance is the best
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Excellent overview of the China theater
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Outstanding read, top notch recording, challenging listen
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What made the experience of listening to Forgotten Ally the most enjoyable?
Discovering things that put much into perspective: China's situation in the 20th century and its evolution, Japan's invasion of China and China's war of resistance, the relationship between the Kuomingtang and the communists (Russian and Chinese), the relationship between western countries and Asia a few decades ago, the character of the much maligned Chiang Kai-shek and the enormous difficulties he faced, how American views of China were formed.Have you listened to any of Simon Vance’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
Yes, he is generally quite good. His pronunciation of Chinese words is mostly OK (recognizable, which is already better than what I've heard from certain professors specializing in Asia or even China).Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Yes....not much of the former though I'm afraid.Any additional comments?
A must for anyone who wants to understand 20th century history.A big missing piece
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It's not clear why the author chooses to give Shang ample context and paint scenes of his humanity to cover up or lessen the fact that he was the leader of a notoriously ineffective and corrupt government that ultimately failed, while attacking Stilwell for his (mostly) accurate criticism of the failures of the Nationalists and ignoring Stilwell's precarious position as soldier and diplomat, as well as Stilwell's genuine and well-documented regard for the Chinese.
Questionable historical perspective
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The ill fated chang kai-shek
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However, I have two major complaints. The first is that it focuses way too heavily on Chiang Kai-Shek, Mao Tse-Tung, and Wang Jingwei, and not enough on the commanders, soldiers, or people who had bear the brunt of the fighting and occupation. Even then, more focus is given to Chiang and Mao. My second complaint is that it did not really focus much attention on another collaborator: Puyi, who was made a puppet-emperor of the puppet state of Manchukuo. While I am aware that Rana Mitter has a separate book on Manchuria during WWII/the Second Sino-Japanese War, it is not available on Audible yet.
The Resilience of China
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China Japan War
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however it gets a bit thin at the end while the beginning is a detailed account of China leading up to the war the account of the later years is a bit sparce.
maybe a sequel in the making?
still worth a listen though.
Chiang cash my check
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absolutely outstanding
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