Shanghai 1937 stalingrad on the yangtze is a very well written book about a war between the chinese and the japanese for one harmsen offered an mostly objective perspective on the war incluing some indications of his own thoughts. Shanghai 1937 stalingrad on the yangtze shanghai 1937 this deeply researched book describes one of the great forgotten battles of the 20th century at its height it involved nearly a million. The battle of shanghai in the summer and fall 1937 is one such event in shanghai 1937 stalingrad on the yangzte by peter harmsen he takes the casual reader as well as the avid military history enthusiast on a horrific journey down the blood soaked alleys and war ravaged suburbs of one of chinas greatest cities well written. Shanghai 1937 stalingrad on the yangtze relates the story of this awful months long battle and its effect on later events this book is meticulously researched and vignettes are included from generals and privates alike civilian accounts the bulk of them from residents of the international settlement abound