Includes bibliographical references (p. 429-440) and index.
Contents:
Collective security in Asia : the global significance of hong Kong and southern China -- Clearing the decks : preparing for war in South China, 1935 to July 1937 -- The Sino-Japanese War begins : proxy war in China, July 1937 to October 1938 -- The trap is sprung, October 1938 to March 1939 -- Stalemate, March to October 1939 -- Impasse in Kwangsi and Japan's failed interdiction strategy against Hong Kong, November 1939 to May 1940 -- Leveraging war and peace, May to December 1940 -- The triumph of collective security : Hong Kong, 1941 -- Empires derailed : the war in South China, September 1941 to January 1942 -- Collective insecurity : the demise of imperial power in Asia.
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