Boston/New York : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1998. Hardcover. Good. Original gilt lettered half cloth, dust jacket, illustrated with b/w photographs, 8vo.

Synopsis

Shanghai during World War II was a killing field of brutal competition, ideological struggle, and murderous political intrigue. China's largest and most cosmopolitan city, the intelligence capital of the Far East, was a magnet for a corrupt and bizarrely colorful group of men and women drawn to the "Paris of the East" for its seductive promise of high living and easy money. Political and sexual loyalties were for sale to the highest bidder. Allied and Axis agents, criminal gangs, and paramilitary units under various flags waged secret, savage warfare. Espionage, lurid vice, subversion, and crime came together in a lethal concoction. Nowhere on earth was the twilight zone between politics and criminality better exemplified than in this glittering and dangerous place. Secret War in Shanghai is the first book-length account of the little-known story of Shanghai in the war years. The widely respected historian Bernard Wasserstein has researched it entirely from original sources and uncovered startling new evidence of collaboration and treason by American, British, and Australian nationals. This remarkable depiction of complicity and betrayal is history at its most exciting and surprising.

Reviews

(Log in or Create an Account first!)

Details

Bookseller: Klondyke (NL)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 327365-XD18
Title: Secret War in Shanghai
Author: Wasserstein, Bernard
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
ISBN 10: 0395985374
ISBN 13: 9780395985373
Publisher: Boston/New York : Houghton Mifflin Company
Place of Publication: Boston
Date Published: 1998
Pages: 354
Keywords: WO II, WO II
Bookseller catalogs: World War II;

Terms of Sale

Klondyke

30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives inaccurately described or damaged.

About the Seller

Klondyke

This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.

Biblio member since 2018

Almere

Ask Seller a Question

About Klondyke

We sell books on Crafts, Arts, Architecture, Photography, Design, History, Literature, Music, Travel, Cookery, Philosophy, Theology, and more. Also visit our website www.klondyke.nl.

Glossary

Glossary

Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...