Secret war in Shanghai : treachery, subversion and collaboration in the Second World War /
The story of wartime Shanghai unveils the savage political intrigue, diplomatic maneuvering and sometimes deadly espionage that defined this city at the height of World War II, as foreign representatives converged on the city with its promise of cheap living and excitement. During World War II, Shan...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Tauris Parke Paperbacks,
[2017]
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| Edition: | New paperback edition. |
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| Summary: | The story of wartime Shanghai unveils the savage political intrigue, diplomatic maneuvering and sometimes deadly espionage that defined this city at the height of World War II, as foreign representatives converged on the city with its promise of cheap living and excitement. During World War II, Shanghai was a killing field of brutal competition, ideological struggle and murderous political intrigue. China's largest and most cosmopolitan city was the intelligence capital of the Far East and a magnet for an astonishingly 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. Secret war was waged ceaselessly among Axis and Allied agents and collaborators. Political and sexual loyalty was for sale to the highest bidder. Nowhere on earth was the twilight zone between politics and criminality more evident than in this glittering and dangerous place. This is the first book to deal in depth with the little-known story of the intelligence war in Shanghai. The widely respected historian author has researched it entirely from original sources and has uncovered startling new evidence of collaboration and treason by American and British nationals. This book is history at its most exciting and surprising. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published: London : Profile Books, 1998. |
| Physical Description: | xvii, 362 pages : maps ; 20 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781784537647 1784537640 |