340. Chairman Mao: World War II, Japanese Invasion, & Massacre in Nanjing (Ep 3)
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In this episode of Empire, the long march is over and Mao Zedong is now the rising star of the Communist Party. But the battle for control of China has only just begun. So this is a story of brutal occupation, untold atrocities, and a very bitter civil war. Join us as we explain how the survivors of 1935 are transformed into the conquerors of 1949.
Hello and welcome to Empire with me, Anita Arnhem. And me, William Durymple. And we are absolutely delighted to welcome back a great friend of the show, Professor Rana Mitter from Harvard Kennedy School, is with us. Rana is one of the world's leading historians of modern China. He's written extensively.
about the region. Your book, Forgotten Ally, really transformed everybody's understanding of China's role in World War Two. So, I mean, we're so happy that you deigned to come back and speak to us and not too traumatized from the last two times. Put off by the first two episodes. Yeah, I know, because it can happen.
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