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Show Schedule. Full TV Schedule. The Battle of Shanghai has been described as both the last battle of World War I and the first of World War II. This revealing film recounts the events that led to the fighting that began in Shanghai in 1937, which would become part of a larger, global conflict.
Nov 8, 2018 · Based on the book “Shanghai 1937: Stalingrad on the Yangtze” by Danish author Peter Harmsen, this film introduces key figures in the conflict, chronicles how the battle unfolded over the course of three months, and explores the aftermath and years of war that followed.
Nov 1, 2018 · Shanghai: 1937: Directed by Bill Einreinhofer. With Edward Drea, Zhiliang Su, Hans van der Ven, Liliane Willens. When did World War II begin? Shanghai: 1937 answers that question in a way most audiences will find surprising.
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- Bill Einreinhofer
- 2018-11-01
Nov 6, 2018 · Inspired by Peter Harmsen’s New York Times-bestselling book, the new documentary looks at the beginning of World War II in China: August 13, 1937—months before Pearl Harbor.
Based on the book “Shanghai 1937: Stalingrad on the Yangtze” by Danish author Peter Harmsen, SHANGHAI 1937: WHERE WORLD WAR II BEGAN introduces key figures in the conflict, chronicles how the battle unfolded over the course of three months, and explores the aftermath and years of war that followed.
The Battle of Shanghai (1937), known in Chinese as the Battle of Songhu, was the first of the twenty-two major engagements fought between the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China and the Imperial Japanese Army of the Empire of Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
For Americans, it was on December 7th, 1941, when the Japanese Imperial Navy attacked Pearl Harbor. However, the earliest battle was on August 13th, 1937, in Shanghai, China. Beginning the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Battle of Shanghai raged for 3 months and left over 200,000 dead.
