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The author(1888-1949) spent from 1917 to 1942 in Shanghai; journalist's account which includes his capture by bandits in the 1920's, experiences during the Sino-Japanese War and imprisonment by the Japanese.the years 1917- 1945; Interviews with Sun Yat-sen, Yuan Shih-Kai et al. The autobiography of an old "China Hand" who went to Shang- hai in 1917, and remained there some 25 years. He was the editor of the Shanghai CHINA WEEKLY REVIEW, managing direct- or for the CHINA PRESS and Far Eastern correspondent for American & British newspapers. He was held for ransom by Chinese bandits, covered the civil wars in China, the Japanese invasion of Manchuria was imprisoned & tortured by the Japanese; Author was fa of John William Powell who took over Shanghai newspaper after ww2 and was tried for treason in 1959 after supporting CCP accusations of USA germ warfare in Korea. The final chapters of this detailed and analytical history recount brutal internment at the infamous Japanese Bridge House Prison in… Read More