CHINA; SECOND SINO-JAPANESE WAR.

£250 · Offered by Peter Harrington · No longer available

Zhanshi gaoji. Di yi ce ("Wartime Reading: Advanced. Book 1"). Presumed first edition of this reading textbook, "for use in training the populace and in primary schools", produced during the Japanese invasion of China. The highly propagandised stories tell of the bravery of Chinese soldiers and the savagery of the Japanese, paying particular attention to the weaponry both sides used. The 29th section transcribes a Chinese army marching song.

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